Sociodemographic Variations in Prenatal Cholesterol Screening Among Pregnant Women in the United States: The National Health Interview Survey 2012-2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 556-557
Author(s):  
Reed Mszar ◽  
Shiwani Mahajan ◽  
Javier Valero-Elizondo ◽  
Gowtham Grandhi ◽  
César Caraballo ◽  
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1996 ◽  
Vol 17 (10) ◽  
pp. 342-343

The use of over-the-counter (OTC) medications among children in the United States is extensive. More than 800 OTC medications are available for treatment of the common cold, with almost 2 billion dollars spent annually on cough and cold medications alone. In 1994, Kogan et al determined that more than 50% of 3-year-old children in the United States had been given OTC medications in the 30 days prior to the study survey. Cough and cold preparations and acetaminophen were reported to be the medications used most frequently (66.7%). The use of cough and cold medications has not decreased when compared with findings from a 1981 National Health Interview Survey, despite increasing evidence that these medications are not effective and, in some circumstances, even may be harmful to children.


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