Medical News: Renewed Warning on Baby Acetaminophen - in Pediatrics, General Pediatrics from MedPage Today
A second warning from the FDA has been recently issued on possible dosing mistakes which are possible with acetaminophen medicines for infants. When manufacturers introduced a new strength of 160mg per 5mL of medicine, confusion and dosing errors resulted.
In 2009 an FDA advisory panel and major manufacturers agreed to switch to a single concentration of medicine160 mg due to several strengths on the market. Not all companies complied to the voluntary recommendation, and many infant acetaminophen 80mg/5mL products are still on store shelves.
For more information, click on the above Med Page article link, and as the FDA recommends, always read dosing recommendations on the labels of acetaminophen products.
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Thursday, December 22, 2011
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