Over the Counter but No Longer Under the Radar—Pediatric Cough and Cold Medications Key point: Since 1985, all six controlled studies of cough/cold preparations in children have not shown a positive effect. Over the last 7 years, poison-control centers have reported more than 750,000 calls Citation: Sharfstein JM, North M, Serwint JR. N Engl J Med. 2007;357(23):2321-2324. In recent weeks, over-the-counter cough and cold medications for children have received unprecedented attention from reg- ulators, physicians, …
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