The manufacturers of cold and cough medicines announced Tuesday that they will no longer sale the over-the-counter pediatric remedies to children under the age of 4, this way responding pediatricians’ and federal health officials’ concerns.

According to the Consumer HealthCare Products Association (CHPA), labels that say ''do not use'' for children under four years old, which will be affixed to over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medicine packages, are a result of a voluntary decision. On top of that, the makers will attach extra labels containing warnings aimed at parents, who shouldn’t use antihistamine products in order to sedate or make their children sleepy, the trade association stated.

The decision was taken two years after The FDA was asked to discontinue the marketing of over-the-counter pediatric cough and cold medicines to children under 6. Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, the Baltimore health commissioner who petitioned the agency to ban the use of such remedies to younger children, claimed the fact that the products weren’t successful in achieving their target and could have negative effects on children’s health.

However, the head of the group which represents the manufacturers of cold and cough medicines argued that the products are safe.

As maintained by Dr. John Jenkins, who heads the FDA’s Office of New Drugs, "this voluntary move by the industry in no way supersedes addressing the entire age range."