Pediatric Drug Warnings

Review what to do when the FDA issues a drug recall and how to find out if the medications you give your children are on a drug recall list.

Learn more about the FDA black box drug warnings that have come out on antidepressants, eczema medicines, asthma medicines, and which may soon be added to ADHD drugs.

Elidel Cream (pimecrolimus) and Protopic Ointment (tacrolimus) are two popular prescription medications that are used to treat children with eczema. Read about the new drug warnings and label changes from the FDA about these medicines.

Review how to keep your kids safe when taking medicine, and recent drug warnings on medicines like Elidel and Protopic, used to treat eczema, and Adderall XR, used to treat ADHD.

Review whether you should give your child phenergan the next time he is vomiting.

Review recalls, market withdrawals and safety alerts from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), including recalls of prescription drugs, over-the-counter drugs, and foods that may have undeclared allergens, like milk or nuts that might trigger food allergies.

Review the latest warnings about Adderall XR for treating children with ADHD and the risk of sudden death.

Review the latest information about Motrin possibly causing a child to have Stevens Johnson Syndrome and blindness.

Learn to avoid overdosing over the counter pain relievers with acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen, and naproxen, which are also available in OTC cold medicines.

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Read about the latest drug warnings from the FDA and CDER.

Use this MedWatch Online form to voluntarily report any serious adverse events, potential and actual medical product errors, and product quality problems associated with the use of FDA-regulated drugs, biologics, devices, and dietary supplements.

Review everything you need to know before prescribing or letting your children take Accutane, which can cause birth defects and severe side effects, for severe acne (severe recalcitrant nodular acne) that is not responsive to other therapies.

Review the boxed warning and expanded warning statements that should alert health care providers to an increased risk of suicidality (suicidal thinking and behavior) in children and adolescents being treated with antidepressants, including Prozac, Zoloft, Celexa, etc.

Review the FDA warning about Elidel (pimecrolimus) and Protopic (tacrolimus), which should be used only as directed and only after other eczema treatments have failed to work because of a potential cancer risk associated with their use.