A recent study found that more than 40% of parents are giving cough and cold products that are prescribed without a prescription for their children who are under the age of 4 years, where the children in this young age for access to such products.
For children under the age of 4 years, these products is one of the causes of allergic reactions and increase the heart rate and breathing slow down the confusion or hallucinations, nausea, constipation and lack of sleep and convulsions.
Since 2008 began posters Pharmaceuticals cold and cough warning of the need not to give these medications for children less than 4 years, and that's where the use of cold medicines and cough for children under 4 years did not differ in terms of the genus of the giving medication father, mother or race or family income .
The study included a questionnaire was conducted on 498 parents of children under the age of 3 years.
The researchers said that children develop colds usually from five to ten times a year, and parents often resort Pharmaceuticals without prescription to relieve the symptoms of their children, but the use of these drugs may be dangerous.
The researchers said that these products are effective for adults parents may believe it may also help kids. But good for adults is not necessarily good for kids too.
The researchers said that these products be explaining them as treatments for children, but it contains a fund within the label stating the need not to give these medications for children under the age of four years.
The researchers said that parents should read labels cough and cold medicines well and Permanent must contact your child's doctor if they need any information about drugs that acted without a prescription.
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