6 childrens cough mixtures - Banned!

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all seems a bit wishy washy - I mean they are not even stating the brands and no mention on sky news

I heard on Radio 2, the brands are Calpol, Tixylix and Bennilyn.

Why?

'Not the product but the way they had been given'

Daily Mail suggest 100 are affected. List here

It also says that 100 more remedies will be removed. SO are they taking every single child health product such as calpol, Nurofen etc off, or does it mean they are tkaing 4 children's medicines then 96 others. I didn't actualy think there were 100 cough rememdies availiable

that's annoying. I was planning on stocking up on children's benylin on my trip to England tomorrow.

A lot of those producta are ones you can only get from a pharmacy counter - for example in Boots you would need to go to the medicine counter to purchse.

I don't believe cough mixtures work anyway. It just helps sooth the throat. You might as well gve them warm milk with honey.

at removing Calpol. I cannot parent without it!

But are they removing calpol paracetamol or calpol something else?

you're right Fairymum - studies have shown honey works as well or even better then cough mixture. But you can't give honey to a child under the age of one.

'Parents are being urged to stick to paracetamol and ibuprofen medicines, vapour rubs and simple cough syrup such as glycerol, honey or lemon.'

I agree with that statement.

'Sheila Kelly, chief executive of the PAGB, said: 'The review of the medicines in the United States was triggered by safety concerns due mainly to parents giving incorrect doses.

"When taken in the right doses, there is very little potential for children's cough and cold remedies to cause harm in children."

statement almost at the bottom of the DM article by the CE of the association that represents Over the Counter medicine.

So these products will be banned for under 2's because we parents are too irresponsible not to administer the correct dose.

I agree in principle. My sister uses medised for her 9mth old to try and get her to sleep more at night - surely not what it was designed for!!

For the second time in two days, it appears that we are too stupid to be able to count and measure.

I agree that the cold remedies are no better than honey and lemon, but Calpol and Medised are painkillers - what else can you give a teething baby who is full of cold?

LL I admire you! After about a minute I would tell DD she could suffer then if she didn't want the medicine!

She is quite determined though. At 5yo and 6yo, in hospital and post-operative, she has refused medication because she didn't like the taste and I have told medical staff to let her be, and that she will change her mind if it really hurts.

But I don't think they are banning paracetamol itself? That is necessary as a painkiller and to reduce temperature.

But I think the use of medised is very easy to abuse.

I'm not saying that cough mixtures work but what good are paracetamol or ibuprofen for coughs?

it seems very confusing what is actually being banned and what not.