Medicine warnings

[Richard Greenwood]

Just read this warning on a medicine packaging - "May cause drowsiness. If affected do not drive or operate machinery. Avoid alcoholic drink."

What was the medicine? It was Medised Infant Cold Relief that I was giving to my 5 year old son!

I know kids start drinking early these days, but this early??!!

[Doug Parker]

The drinking i can understand. Just make sure he doesn't get hold of your car keys.

[Dr Stevil]

a five year old from the Leeds area, he'll already have sneaked off and gotten his own set cut. In Huddersfield they tend to do it a bit later like 11 or 12, Bethi got a set cut for Jules's Audi Quattro ages ago... oh s***, where's the edit button ???

[jlwarlow]

I think the warning is there for the American market so that they can't be sued if a 5 year old takes the medication, drives the parents car and smashes it up!

[Adrian Kelland]

Originally Posted by Steve W

a five year old from the Leeds area, he'll already have sneaked off and gotten his own set cut. In Huddersfield they tend to do it a bit later like 11 or 12, Bethi got a set cut for Jules's Audi Quattro ages ago... oh s***, where's the edit button ???

Must be the thick ones. The bright ones can hot wire...

[Allan Carr]

When my elder son was two (he's now 27), he pushed a chair up to the key rack we used to keep in the kitchen, took my car keys down, used them to open the car and tried to start it. Fortunately, it was an Austin Maxi and didn't have an automatic choke!

Never underestimate what kids can do!

[NotDeadYet]

That's what happens when you have lawyers writing lables rather than doctors.

I've noticed all the booze adverts on TV now carry "Drink responsibly" disclaimers too.

I was watching one and was thinking I might go out and get a bottle, neck the lot, ram-raid a shop, beat up some pensioners, spit on a bus driver, p*ss on a tramp and then fall in front of a train. Then I saw the advice at the end and decided not to. It's working, well done you ambulance chasing bastards, you've done some good there.

If they ever legalise drugs, I wonder what warning they would put on crack?

[dlegros]

At the risk of being really boring here, there is a very good reason - what is to stop you multipliying up the dose to adult levels and taking it (apart from being sickly sweet), getting drowsy due to the diphenydramine (an antihistamine that is quite good at cuasing drowsiness), then suing the manufacturer because they didn't warn you that it causes drowsiness?

I find if I need antihistamine, that childrens syrups work faster than tablets and just adjust the dose accordingly.

Surely thinking that childrens drugs are purely for children is like suggesting that Lego is just for kids! Whatever next, cartoons for adults?

Dom