AstraZeneca Plc’s Nexium drug has been approved in the United States for treating excess stomach acid in children aged 1 to 11, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Thursday.
The FDA approved Nexium, Astra’s top seller and the world’s second-biggest prescription medicine, in two forms — a delayed response capsule and a liquid — [...]
An emerging “superbug” that causes ear infections in children and is resistant to multiple antibiotics can only be treated with an adult medication, researchers report.
Two Rochester, N.Y., pediatricians report finding a multiple antibiotic-resistant strain of Streptococcus pneumoniae that caused ear infections in nine children in their practice over three years. The only antibiotic that was [...]
Makers of OTC Cough and Cold Medicines Announce Voluntary Withdrawal of Oral Infant Medicines
Potential misuse of these infant medicines, not product safety, is driving the voluntary withdrawal
This withdrawal does not affect cough and cold medicines for children age 2 and older
Further evaluation of these oral cough and cold medicines for infants and children will occur [...]
