Sniffles suck, but so do overdoses

Really, I can't believe that so many parents fly in the face of doctor's orders and go ahead and give their kids cold medication. ... May I rant? ... I mean, seriously! All the packages say, "For children under 2, ask your doctor." Doctors, of course, say don't give them any of it. That's what the American Academy of Pediatrics says. Member pediatricians say the same thing. It's the parents who think they know so much better here that are to blame. Giving a baby cold medication does nothing but make a parent's life easier, in theory, by quelling a cough or stuffy nose or the like. But when faced with dangerous dosages and unpredictable consequences, why do these parents continue to play with their kids' health? Suck it up, you parents! Don't sleep for a couple nights! Suffer through the cold with your baby!

Now, on to the pharmaceutical companies:
Wonder why, all of a sudden, the companies have chosen to voluntarily pull their product off the shelves? It's because they are all being brought up before the FDA in a couple weeks to discuss their claims about what these infant medications do. And the best way to combat a potential public relations mess is to be able to say, "Yes, that's true! And that is why we pulled the medicines off the shelves already! We care about the consumer more than profits! We are good!"