Infant Drug Withdrawal

The drug companies are voluntarily withdrawing the following products:

• Dimetapp Decongestant Plus Cough Infant Drops,
• Dimetapp Decongestant Infant Drops,
• Little Colds Decongestant Plus Cough,
• Little Colds Multi-Symptom Cold Formula,
• PEDIACARE Infant Drops Decongestant (containing pseudoephedrine),
• PEDIACARE Infant Drops Decongestant & Cough (containing pseudoephedrine),
• PEDIACARE Infant Dropper Decongestant (containing phenylephrine),
• PEDIACARE Infant Dropper Long-Acting Cough,
• Robitussin Infant Cough DM Drops,
• Triaminic Infant & Toddler Thin Strips Decongestant Plus Cough,
• TYLENOL Concentrated Infants' Drops Plus Cold, and
• TYLENOL Concentrated Infants' Drops Plus Cold & Cough.

"It's important to point out that these medicines are safe and effective when used as directed, and most parents are using them appropriately."

"The reason the makers of over-the-counter, oral cough and cold medicines for infants are voluntarily withdrawing these medicines is that there have been rare patterns of misuse leading to overdose recently identified, particularly in infants, and safety is our top priority,"