Since the 1950s, the FDA has required that dosing instructions for children under two years children omitted the counter medications.

This should not parents confuse, but encourage finding professional advice from a doctor if your child was sick. All it does really at this time is much stress for parents create. It's too hard these days by a doctor on the phone hold or to try to date a, to Council will get for the treatment of sick child. What worked for 30 years is not now.

As a result, the FDA meets next week, you can make kids Tylenol and other similar formulas traded in the over-the-counter dosage instructions for children under the age of 2, add. The products that you are focusing on, include paracetamol (acetaminophen), the most common pain relievers and fever-reducing ingredient in this drug. Acetaminophen toxicity is the leading cause of liver failure, acute according to researchers from the University of Washington.

The FDA will consult an outside panel to discuss whether dosage instructions should be been added to the Group of the children's liquid products including children and the child Tylenol, Triaminic, little fever and other drugstore brands, which have carried out no dosing instructions for children under the age of two.

This is all come about because the majority of acetaminophen overdoses in children under two years. Were the American Association of poison control center 7500 (2.8%) of the 270,165 emergencies reported that poison Center last year due to errors with acetaminophen children's products dosage. Most incidents occur because parents certainly give a formula for an adult, a child, or they use a spoon instead of the contained dosage implement, enter the formula. The FDA will most likely look at these problems and make mandatory the following new rules:

Including dosage instructions related to weight and package all manufacturers must contain formulas a universal measuring cup for all children.

If your child has suffered severe side effects of acetaminophen including impaired renal or liver failure, your child may claim compensation for your child's injuries. Our Atlanta Tylenol injury claims lawyers represent both children and adults who are injured by the adverse side effects of acetaminophen.

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