Where Have All the Kids' Cold Meds Gone?

While Paula Cole may have asked where have all the cowboys gone, parents everywhere have a similar (wistful) question…where have all the cold meds gone for young kids? Why are the medications we received as children no longer on the shelves for our own kids? How many times do we have to tell our moms that, no, we are not going to disobey the label and give cold meds to our 1 year olds? Come with tl;dr as we sort out where have all the kids’ cold meds gone.

Clinical, Pharmacy School, Practice, ResidencyStephanie KujawskiMay 6, 2026pediatric medicine cough and cold, safety of cold medicines in children, why can't you use dextromethorphan brompheniramine diphenhydramine in young kids, how to treat cough in young kids, how to dry up runny nose in young kids