Is the cold medication I've used in the past safe for my child?

The FDA announced a recall in October 2007 affecting several commonly used infant cough and cold products. If you have these items in your medicine chest, they advise disposing of them. The recall was not prompted by any defect in these items. There were issues with people overdosing children when they mixed up the doses for infant drops and pediatric formulations. Because of the increased use of one brand name for several products containing different ingredients, there has been confusion about the ingredients the child actually is getting. The medication you may have in medicine chest is not directly dangerous to your child unless it is not properly used.