Candy-like medications spark FDA concerns

Candy-like medications spark FDA concerns

KTRE, Nov. 3, 2023 

Visits to the ER for children are on the rise as candy-like medications become more common, according to this report from KTRE. Mark Winter, a specialist for the Southeast Texas Poison Control Center and UTMB professor, told KTRE that poison centers have been dealing with medications that look like candy for years. “The FDA has access to the national database for poison centers, and they’ll use that data to see if they can make some changes, but it’s not going to come quickly,” he said.

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