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Doctors debate ending over-the-counter ipecac sales
Government officials weigh removing nonprescription ipecac after evidence it fails to treat poisoning and is sometimes abused. FDA advisers voted 6-4 to rescind sales, with poison centers and pediatrics groups updating guidelines to discourage use while hotlines urge immediate call to 1-800-222-1222.
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Alastair Wood
Vanderbilt University
Food and Drug Administration
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American Association of Poison Control Centers
American Academy of Pediatrics