There are many parents who own a variety of medicated oil and cough syrup just for their child in an emergency needs, but many parents do not know the original ingredients in these medicated oil which may contain chemicals " Methyl Salicyate " ingredients, if parents use improperly can lead to poisoning infant which can causes death, so for infants under 1 year old these are not suitable for use.

Two years ago, the Government set up a "Pilot Project on Child Fatality Review," the Commission found that between the year of 06 to 07 with the deaths cases of children under the age of 18, two of these deaths, a continuous use of a medicated oil which contain the chemical " Methyl Salicyate " and a overuse of cough syrup.

Pediatrician said that baby skin is very tender with a slower metabolism, easily absorbed medicated oil such as the chemical " Methyl Salicyate ", there will be difficulty breathing, fever, and then died. In addition to medicated oil also contains codeine cough syrup (Codeine) composition, infants under 1 year of age just as easily poisoned, so the baby can not breathe, fatal overdose are more likely to happen, it is reminded that parents if their baby has cough, cold, fever, abdominal pain, chicken pox and other symptoms, do not mess with the prescription drugs, parents must take their baby to their family doctor for prescription medication. Most medicated oil presently in the market, all components containing Methyl Salicyate, under 1 years of age baby should not be used, while continuous use for adults are also open to toxic risk.