Give honey and lemon, not OTC cough medicines, to children with coughs, says leading paediatrician
The Pharmaceutical Journal | December 05, 2017
Children with troublesome coughs should be treated with ‘old-fashioned’ honey and lemon rather than over-the-counter (OTC) cough medicines, a leading paediatrician has advised. When taken in large doses, many OTC cough and cold medicines and medications can be toxic or have adverse effects, Oliver Bevington, chair of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health’s (RCPCH) trainees’ committee warned.