When your baby is sick, you want to make them feel better, but over-the-counter cold remedies are not safe for babies. The FDA has approved these medicines only for children over 2 years old.

You’ll naturally want to calm your baby's symptoms because they affect their feeding, hydration, and temperament. But don't give over-the-counter cough and cold medicines to infants and toddlers.

Safe Cold Medicines. Most over-the-counter (OTC) cold medications are safe to use during pregnancy. However, you can best protect your pregnancy and unborn baby by consulting with your healthcare ...

When you’re feeling awful because of a cold, you just want something to fix you—if not to cure you, at least to help you temporarily feel better. Unfortunately a lot of remedies are placebos ...

Cold medicine sold nationwide recalled due to risk of child poisoning. Published: Apr. 10, 2025, 11:09 a.m. Kramer Laboratories announced it is recalling about 14,250 packages of its Safetussin ...

With children’s Tylenol and ibuprofen shortages, you might be tempted to give your child adult cold medicine. You shouldn't. Here's why.