Archive for January, 2009

Pediatric News - Advise against sedating children with OTC antihistamines

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

In the setting of the cough and cold medication debate rests another: Whether parents should attempt to sedate their children with over-the-counter cough and cold medications before travel. Most experts contacted suggested countering the common misperception that the practice is acceptable and safe, and said to instead offer safer, age-appropriate alternative strategies.
Another pediatrician interviewed for this article suggested a trial run to check a child’s reaction to Benadryl…

Oakland Tribune - You're all in the same boat, er, plane so mind your manners

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

KATE PENLAND’S 1-year-old son, Garren, wouldn’t be quiet. “Bye bye, plane,” he kept saying, interrupting the flight attendant as she performed the in-flight safety demonstration. “Bye bye, plane.”
Annoyed, the f…

Pediatric News - Benadryl found ineffective as infant sleep aid

Monday, January 5th, 2009

Diphenhydramine, widely used by parents and endorsed by physicians to sedate babies into sleep, was found to be ineffective in the first randomized clinical trial to evaluate the drug in children under age 2.
Pharmacologic sedation is used “with surprising frequency by…

Drug Store News - Zyrtec sneezes up $100m in first six months on shelf

Friday, January 2nd, 2009

Zyrtec may soon challenge Claritin for the top spot as king of the allergy hill, as OTC powerhouse McNeil Consumer Healthcare wields its marketing might behind its switch of Zyrtec, the second of three second-generation antihistamine…