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Centre issues advisory not to prescribe or dispense cough, cold medications to children below two years, amid child deaths in two states
Union Health Ministry has advised that cough and cold medications should not be prescribed or dispensed to children below two years. In an advisory, the Ministry said, these are generally not recommended for children below five years, and above that, any use should follow careful clinical eva...