CDC Study Estimates 7,000 Pediatric Emergency Departments Visits Linked To Cough And Cold Medication, USA

An estimated 7,000 children ages 11 and younger are treated in hospital emergency departments each year because of cough and cold medications, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Approximately two-thirds of those incidents were due to unsupervised ingestion (i.e., children taking the medication without a parent’s knowledge). The study was published online by the American Academy of Pediatrics journal, Pediatrics.

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