6 childrens cough mixtures - Banned!

[Furball]

Here

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

Not often I get outraged, but the fact that you'll only be able to get medised from a pharmacist for over-2s, when it's currently licensed for use for 3 months plus, is barmy. I've even emailed the MHRA to complain! Having a baby with eczema, I'll either have to go to my GP for a prescription now (like the NHS need more costs), or buy it "for my 4 year old"

yes, starlight, that's why this is all so dumb.

medised can be used by adults, too.

just read the label.

you could walk in there and buy it and say it's for yourself.

this dumb and dumber.

noneshallsleep, why are you giving medised to your child with eczema? is it to relive the itch? if so the GP will perscribe something more suitable. dd1 was on piriton when she was younger to help with night time itching.

we have vallergan for night time itching and calrytin for daytime

i didnt like vallergan, dd2 had it for a while and it made her so dopey the next day as well. we have clarityn for the daytime, anhd rarely use nighttime anti-histimines now. always have a bottle of piriton in the cupboard though.

my dd was permenantly dopey until we went onto this combo. piriton would knock her out! proves there's no one answer i guess

just give her paracetamol, none. that's a panacea for everything.

true. i know some kids went totally hyper on piriton and would be climbing the walls all night. when dd1 reached school age her consultant decided that clarityn would be more suitable as its one dose and it means she isnt so doped up at school.

oh thats reads back so confusing lol. both dd1+2 have antihistimes, and have tried different ones each time to see what suits them.

i took some medised once, goodness me, it was horrible. i was like a zombie.

So, in summary, they are removing these products because some parents are stupid?

yes soupy

Yes, soupy.

Twice in two day are they calling us stoopid.

Yesterday it was the no alcohol in pregnancy, because obviously we can't count up to 1.

Aren't there things that stupid people can buy that are more dangerous to children...?

[baffled]

DS4 has just had some calpol night. he's had some everyday for the last few days actually....so why now am I now feeling a bit twitchy about him having it after reading the link??

I need a slap.

Paracetamol is a panacea for all ills, LTH.

4th children are immune to the "stupidity" of their parents anyway.

No alcohol, Starlight, because women can't be trusted to know when too many 'units' is too much - especially because NICE keeps changing what is a unit.

Drink and you are condemned to a premature death in any number of untold, horrible fashions.

The link on the bbc site to the pdf list says that those medicines can be 'sold as before' but that they should no longer be marketed at/used by under 2's, and they would be repackaging them appropriately.

I read that to mean they would still be for sale on the shelves as before - did I miss something (gawd maybe I do need government intervention in every part of my life after all)

Anyway, I am willing to hire out my nearly 3yo to anyone wishing to purchase the products in question

AND I have given my 7mo medised AGAIN before bed tonight ...

[me stoopid emoticon]

I find it incredible that they are removing/remarketing perfectly safe medicines rather than making the dosage bloody obvious to the hard of thinking.