Story highlight: Please be careful while using cold and cough medication for your infant or toddler.
I was shocked to read this article on CNN that said- " Child death leads to hearing on cold cough medications."This is a true story of a family which has faced such a disaster, a shock,a wound that would never heal.Devon Mehlberg was 4 months old when he caught up with a cold. As any mother would do, Dimitri Alvarez went to the doctor's office.The doctor advised to give an over the counter cold and cough medicine. Dimitri followed the instructions properly and medicated her child, just to see it dead, after a few mornings! After further detailed investigations, lab tests showed that the cause of death was "Dextromethorphan intoxication." That is, Devon could not metabolize one of the key ingredients of the medicine.
I was shocked to read this article on CNN that said- " Child death leads to hearing on cold cough medications."This is a true story of a family which has faced such a disaster, a shock,a wound that would never heal.Devon Mehlberg was 4 months old when he caught up with a cold. As any mother would do, Dimitri Alvarez went to the doctor's office.The doctor advised to give an over the counter cold and cough medicine. Dimitri followed the instructions properly and medicated her child, just to see it dead, after a few mornings! After further detailed investigations, lab tests showed that the cause of death was "Dextromethorphan intoxication." That is, Devon could not metabolize one of the key ingredients of the medicine.
It is said that in the past 2 years around 1500 infants have been rushed to emergency rooms,because they showed bad reactions after having a cold medication.Also reports indicate that between 1969-2006 around 54 infants have been reported dead due to the use of decongestants and 69 dead with the use of antisthamines. The Food and Drug Administration would meet this Thursday to discuss about the use of over the counter medicines for the children under the age of 6.In August this year ,the Federal Health Officials recommended the use of "Consult your Doctor" labels on medical products.
All mothers please be careful when administering drugs to your kids.Check a dozen times with your doctor!
Meera signing off now.......Stay tuned.
All mothers please be careful when administering drugs to your kids.Check a dozen times with your doctor!
Meera signing off now.......Stay tuned.
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