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FDA advice on product safety

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued some recommendations on protecting children from accidental poisoning after ingesting eyedrops and decongestants, Web MD reports.

The recommendations came after the FDA put out a warning that a wide range of brand-name and generic varieties of eyedrops and decongestants don’t come in child-resistant packages, and can sicken children.

The medicines in both types of product, which cause blood vessels to constrict, are harmless when used as directed. But less than a fifth of a ...

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FDA warns of children sickened from eyedrops, nasal sprays

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning that the potentially dangerous eye drops and decongestants – including a wide range of brand-name and generic varieties – don’t come in child-resistant packages, and can sicken children.

The medicines in both types of product cause blood vessels to constrict. While harmless when used as directed, less than a fifth of a teaspoon can send children to the hospital, or even put them in a coma.

And according to a U.S. Consumer Product Safety ...

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FDA warns of children ingesting eyedrops, decongestants

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about children five years of age and younger swallowing over-the-counter eyedrops and nasal decongestants.

The warnings encompass a wide range of brand and generic names, according to the Los Angeles Times. Most of them currently don’t come in child-resistant packaging. But the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recently proposed requiring child-resistant packaging on all such products.

According to the FDA warning, there have been 96 cases of serious illness resulting from children ...

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