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FDA Warns Consumers Not to Use Triaminic Vapor Patch

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http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2006/NEW01392.html  

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration

Description

This news release from the Food and Drug Administration warns consumers not to use the Triaminic Vapor Patch, a cough suppressant for children over 2. The patches, which contain camphor, eucalyptus oil and menthol, are intended to be applied to the throat or chest to allow the vapors to reach the nose and mouth. But the patches pose a hazard in that children might remove them and place them in their mouths, accidentally ingesting the patch ingredients.

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Review Date

5/24/2007