Citation

Montgomery EJ, Wasserman GS. Mo. Med. 2008; 105(6): 514-517.

Affiliation

Children's Mercy Hospitals&Clinics, Kansas City, Missouri, USA. emontgomery@cmh.edu

Copyright

(Copyright © 2008, Missouri State Medical Association)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

19052014

Abstract

Discussions of the efficacy and toxicity of over-the-counter cough and cold medication have been circulating in the pediatric literature for years. Adverse effects of these medications and the lack of evidence of their efficacy in children make their use a serious matter. An additional consideration for physicians is the recreational use of over-the-counter medications, including adolescent abuse of dextromethorphan. The recent increase in media attention to these issues warrants further review.

Language: en