A medicine-cabinet staple for millions of parents, syrup of ipecac may soon disappear from drugstore shelves. The Food and Drug Administration is considering evidence that ipecac, the long-standing ...
CHICAGO — Parents should avoid the old standby poison remedy of ipecac syrup and instead call poison control centers when children ingest toxic substances, the American Academy of Pediatrics says, ...
Under the heading "Suggested Treatment" in the article on "Amphetamine Poisoning" by Espelin and Done in the June 20 issue, a dosage of 20 mg of ipecac syrup is mentioned. This would represent a dose ...