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Cough and cold meds result in many ED visits.(News)(emergency department)(Brief article)
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Family Practice News
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February 15, 2008
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Every year, an estimated 7,091 children who are under the age of 12 years are treated in emergency departments in the United States for adverse events that are related to over-the-counter and prescription cough and cold medications, according to findings from a retrospective investigation.
Almost two-thirds of these visits were a result of unsupervised ingestions, reported Dr. Melissa K. Schaefer and her associates at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The estimate is based on emergency department visits for adverse drug events that were attributable to cough and cold medications and that were identified from a nationally representative sample of 63 ...
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