U.S. researchers said on Tuesday that Vicks VapoRub, can cause respiratory distress in children under 2 when inappropriately applied directly under the nose. Vicks VapoRub is a common cold remedy.
Dr. Bruce Rubin of Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina, said “The only problem we’ve seen is in a small child when it has been put under the nose.”
Rubin says problems are unlikely in older kids and adults because their airways are bigger. He says his findings apply to any product applied to the skin that, like VapoRub, contains camphor, menthol and eucalyptus.
David Bernens, a spokesman for P&G, said the finding came as a surprise. “Vicks VapoRub has been proven safe and effective through multiple clinical trials.
It has been in the market for over 100 years,” Bernens said, noting that the label says the product should not be used in children under age 2 without a doctor’s advice, and not under the nose.
Dr. Bruce Rubin of Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina, said “The only problem we’ve seen is in a small child when it has been put under the nose.”
Rubin says problems are unlikely in older kids and adults because their airways are bigger. He says his findings apply to any product applied to the skin that, like VapoRub, contains camphor, menthol and eucalyptus.
David Bernens, a spokesman for P&G, said the finding came as a surprise. “Vicks VapoRub has been proven safe and effective through multiple clinical trials.
It has been in the market for over 100 years,” Bernens said, noting that the label says the product should not be used in children under age 2 without a doctor’s advice, and not under the nose.
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