New Products In Brief

Buckwheat honey sweetens cough/cold category: Jeffrey L. Chamberlain, a physician in Grand Rapids, Mich., and his wife Christine introduce an alternative to pediatric cough/cold medications. Honey, Don't Cough Children's Buckwheat Honey sells for a suggested retail price of $4.99 for a box of 10 liqui-paks, each pre-dosed for children older than 1 year, according to a Jan. 26 release. The product is sold at Michigan and Missouri retail stores and online. While FDA revises the pediatric cough/cold rules, Chamberlain claims honey is a safe alternative (1"The Tan Sheet" Oct. 6, 2008, p. 3)