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[0:02] ..." of liquids to give their sniffling babies. Now that the Food and Drug Administration has issued a health advisory warning parents not to give over the counter cough and cold medicines to children under age two"...
[0:31] ..." Sharp Steen says there are risky side effects for tots from over the counter medicines."...
[0:56] ..." The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year reported more than 1500 babies and toddlers wound up in the emergency room over a two year period."...
[0:00]" Parents may be left with -- only love and lots of liquids to give their sniffling babies. Now that the Food and Drug Administration has issued a health advisory warning parents not to give over the counter cough and cold medicines to children under age two doctor John short sharp -- the health commissioner in Baltimore Maryland. Was among those petitioning the FDA to issue the warning."
[0:21]" There is no evidence that they work for cough and cold. And it there are real safety concerns and even have been kids who have died from an inferno that is."
[0:31]" Sharp Steen says there are risky side effects for tots from over the counter medicines."
[0:37]" You can have problems like whose donations or potentially a written he has problem with the -- C."
[0:43]" He says safety criteria for these drugs has not been met."
[0:47]" You know on the basis of evidence that -- work. And Q that's safe and neither one of those great is not for these drives are very young."
[0:56]" The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last year reported more than 1500 babies and toddlers wound up in the emergency room over a two year period. Because of the drugs. -- says if there's no real evidence of benefit you don't want to risk the rare problem."
[1:12]" In this case we're not talking about hearing him there we're talking about you know parents who just are looking for release of -- and there's no evidence either of these products to that on the other hand there are. Potentially where the serious --"
[1:27]" sums up the issue this way."
[1:29]" Why would you want to. If you're young child a product that has not been sent to work and that's because --"
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