KFDA warns pediatric risk on 119 cold medicines for under age of 6

The Korea Food and Drug Administration will issue a caution to pharmacists about prescribing OTC cough and cold drugs for children less than six years of age, following the recent reports of a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) panel.

Korean manufacturers of 119 cold medicines for children, including Paxil, CR will be obliged to attach more strict warnings on pediatric patients aged 2 to ...