1.0Public Citizenhttps://www.citizen.orgDiane Krauthamerhttps://www.citizen.org/author/dkrauthamer/Testimony on Cough and Cold Remedies for Children - Public Citizenrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="m3aeNX0vri"><a href="https://www.citizen.org/article/testimony-on-cough-and-cold-remedies-for-children/">Testimony on Cough and Cold Remedies for Children</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.citizen.org/article/testimony-on-cough-and-cold-remedies-for-children/embed/#?secret=m3aeNX0vri" width="600" height="338" title="“Testimony on Cough and Cold Remedies for Children” — Public Citizen" data-secret="m3aeNX0vri" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Public Citizen testified that the FDA was moving too slowly to get ineffective cough and cold remedies for children off the market. It also emphasized that there is no evidence for the medicines' effectiveness for children under 11 years.https://www.citizen.org/wp-content/uploads/public_citizen_shared_link.jpg1200628