Worried About the Recall? 3 Non-Drug Alternatives to Children's Medications

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alburnmele of ID 1:23AM July 20, 2010

Saline may be good for nasal allergies, but it doesn't do anything for food allergies, contact allergies, or insect allergies. Benedryl (or a generic) may prevent the need for an Epi pen and a hospital visit when an anaphylaxis event occurs. If one of those events happen and you "just use saline" you will quickly be in a life threatening event. Maybe next time interview an Allergist, since neither Zertec nor Benedryl are cold/cough relief medicines, nor are they marketed as such. Maybe Tunkel shouldn't presume that all uses of these medicines are in his specialty? Maybe you could have asked him what other uses these medices are prescribed for children? Hopefully no one dies listening to this advice during an anaphylaxis.

Concerned parent of AL 12:56PM May 18, 2010

Hmmm, the seems to me like many of the deaths from Swine Flu may actually from these cold medicines (including Tamiflu). One of the body's own defenses is creating fever to 'cook' and kill the invader. If you stop that process, you are essentially letting your barriers down and make the body more susceptible to a secondary infection. Stopping fever along with the toxic ingredients in these medicines, you have a dangerous combo. So many unfortunate families who lost children to the recent flu said they repeatedly gave their kids Tylenol to bring down the fever. Unless the fever is too high, allow the body to do what it supposed to do. Parents are taught to be afraid of fever and feel helpless as they try to help their children feel better. We used homeopathy successfully for years when our children were small and only gave them a selected remedy if the fever was getting too high (above 102) They work by assisting the body to heal itself. These remedies are safe and effective with a track record of a couple of hundred years vs. a year or so that a pharmaceutical drug is tested. During the 1918 flu, homeopathic hospitals mortality rate was below 5%. Allopathic hospitals were above 35%. Yep, it must have been that placebo effect, don't think so. Unfortunately, Big pharma and money making patentable drugs became the norm. Please people, question this abuse for profit and educate yourself on the safer alternatives. Many naysayers say that homeopathy is quack medicine. They also used to say that the world is flat and that the sun revolves around the earth.

Donna of WA 11:37AM May 04, 2010

McNeil has done several recalls on Tylenol in the past year. That is why my turst in them has been severely shaken. My two children ages 3 and 4 years old use a generic form of Tylenol and Motrin now. Not only is it cheaper but it works the exact same way as Tylenol and Motrin. Also, why would you give a child under 6 any kind of cold medicine without consulting a docter? That's just crazy, that is why docters have nurses. Call and ask to speak to your docter's nurse before dosing your kid on your own. I do agree about using seline nose spray and a humidifer, all around those are better options than drugging your kid.
Angry Mother - The store you bought the medicine from should take it back regaurdless of wether it had been opened or not. You could not have anticipated a recall when you bought it and they should be able to understand that.

Christina of MS 9:06AM May 04, 2010

Hey angry mother here some helpful info i thought you should know about......
Will you be offering a refund for the product I purchased and has been recalled?
Yes
McNeil is offering two options for consumers who have purchased products affected by this recall. You can receive either a refund for the average retail price of the product or a coupon for a free replacement (s) when the product becomes available again. You can ... See Moredo this by selecting one of the three ways to contact us on the right side of our www.mcneilproductrecall.com home page. To process your refund or coupon you will need the NDC number and Lot number from the product that has been recalled. The NDC number can be found above the brand name on the label of the bottle. The Lot number can also be found on the label and is usually placed vertically on the label.

nicole of HI 4:21AM May 04, 2010

Why would you give your child drugs that you don't know whether they have been properly tested or not? Most people probably don't check on this at all.

Eric of CA 2:06AM May 04, 2010

this whole recall upsets me! i have 5 bottles of meds, tylenol, benadryl, and motrin that have been recalled! i have 2 sons 9 and 7months, my oldest uses benadryl to help with his asthma. if his allergies act up so does his asthma! my 7month old uses tylenol for teething! these companies should test and be sure these meds are safe for our kids! not recall them and say well just throw them away and use something else. these meds are expensive its their screw up they should refund our money! opened and used or not! parents put trust in these companies that their products are safe for out kids!!!

jen of CT 12:01AM May 04, 2010

There are generic product companies which provide the same products, often store brands. The question of the recall as I understand is due to production issues. The other questions of overall safety are addressed in the article.

JAMES KERBY of MI 5:33PM May 03, 2010

IF YOU DONT ABUSE THE PRODUCT THERE SHOULD BE NO PROBLEMS. BENEDRYL WORKS WONDERS FOR MY SON AN I WILL CONTINUE TO USE IT. CHILDREN SHOULDNT HAVE TO FEEL MISERABLE BECAUSE OF OTHER PEOPLES IGNORANCE

KYLYNN of IL 5:27PM May 03, 2010