OTC drugs pose largest threat to kids

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In more than 71,000 cases a year, the vast majority of kids took the medications when unsupervised. Overdoses given by adults were much less common.

Researchers say more safety measures are needed to keep children from getting into bottles.

The study is in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

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