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Would it be ok to to use hylands cough and cold syrup marketed for 2-12 year olds for a 1 year old baby with a cough/runny nose/congestion?

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Cough and cold preparations were once in common use at all ages. They have not been recommended for kids under age 6 for more than a decade. They provide little if any relief and are responsible for hundreds of ER visits for overdoses yearly. They can even thicken mucus secretions and make a cough worse. I use a 1/2 tsp of honey combined with lemon juice for cough.

Answered 9/24/2023

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