For decades, parents have relied on kids’ cold medicines and cough syrups -- typically grape, cherry, or bubble gum flavored -- to ease their children's discomfort.
However, the FDA and manufacturers now say that over-the-counter cough and cold medicines should not be given to children under 4.
Because evidence indicates that children's cold medicines don’t really help and may pose a real (although small) risk of side effects, particularly to young children, the FDA is considering moving children's cold medicines from over-the-counter (OTC) status to prescription status only. But this has cast grave doubt on a common and trusted group of medicines. It’s left many parents anxious and confused.
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