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Kids' cold medicines face FDA review

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Federal regulators are planning to launch a broad new review of whether over-the-counter cold medicines are safe and effective for children under 12. The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it will hold public hearings on the medications in October, the first step in what will likely be a long study that could lead to stricter age guidelines, changes in formulas and recommended dosages, and the removal of some products from the market, said Dr. Janet Woodcock, director of the FDA's center for drug evaluation and research. "We know that one in 10 children in any day of the week is on these medicines. They are very widely used and they deserve to have modern evidence," she said.

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