In the summer of 2006, I learned that several toddlers in Baltimore had died from the toxic effects of over-the-counter cough and cold medications. As the city’s health commissioner, I convened a group of leading pediatricians from area hospitals, who informed me that these medications had never been proven effective in young children and, in fact, had been associated with dozens of deaths and thousands of injuries across the country.
The Unnecessary Risk With Over-the-counter Drugs
Joshua Sharfstein, Politico
Mon, 07/24/2017 - 2:27am
Topics: baltimore drug administration fda s maryland emergency department a house fda but senate isakson bob casey—began joshua m sharfstein m.d professor practice johns hopkins bloomberg school public health i fda fda fda congress agency products market safety regulatory process full user cold cough fees consumers product address fact years company charcoal law needed related safe data change result major young faster legal labeled dosage pass path reasonable meet manufacturers
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