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Why kids younger than 12 don't need OTC cough and cold remedies

  • Written by Edward Bell, Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Drake University
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The common cold season is here, and if you have children, you will likely feel their suffering from these annoying upper respiratory tract viral infections. Children experience more colds, about six to 10 annually, than adults. With each cold producing symptoms of nasal congestion, runny nose, cough...

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