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# Homeopathic Teething Tablets and Gels: FDA Warning - Risk to Infants and Children
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/homeopathic_teething_tablets_and_gels_1001160957/
- Published: 2016-10-01T12:56:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T16:22:24.000Z
- Description: FDA warns that homeopathic teething tablets and gels may pose a risk to infants and children, citing adverse events including seizures reported since a 2010 alert. The products are not FDA-evaluated for safety or efficacy, and the agency tells consumers to stop using and discard them.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Advisories, Politics, #vivvo-import

# Homeopathic Teething Tablets and Gels: FDA Warning - Risk to Infants and Children

**AUDIENCE**: Consumer

**ISSUE**: The FDA is warning consumers that homeopathic teething tablets and gels may pose a risk to infants and children. The FDA is analyzing adverse events reported to the agency regarding homeopathic teething tablets and gels, including seizures in infants and children who were given these products, since a 2010 safety alert about homeopathic teething tablets. The FDA is currently investigating this issue, including testing product samples. The agency will continue to communicate with the public as more information is available.

Homeopathic teething tablets and gels have not been evaluated or approved by the FDA for safety or efficacy. The agency is also not aware of any proven health benefit of the products, which are labeled to relieve teething symptoms in children. 

**BACKGROUND**: Homeopathic teething tablets and gels are distributed by CVS, Hyland’s, and possibly others, and are sold in retail stores and online.

**RECOMMENDATION**: The FDA recommends that consumers stop using these products and dispose of any in their possession. Consumers should seek medical care immediately if their child experiences seizures, difficulty breathing, lethargy, excessive sleepiness, muscle weakness, skin flushing, constipation, difficulty urinating, or agitation after using homeopathic teething tablets or gels.

Healthcare professionals and patients are encouraged to report adverse events or side effects related to the use of these products to the FDA's MedWatch Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program:

- Complete and submit the report Online: [www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwOTMwLjY0NDczMTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDkzMC42NDQ3MzE0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzUyNTcwJmVtYWlsaWQ9Zm9vZGNvbnN1bWVyLm9yZ0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWZvb2Rjb25zdW1lci5vcmdAZ21haWwuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&100&&&http://www.fda.gov/MedWatch/report?source=govdelivery&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fsource=govdelivery)
- [Download form](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwOTMwLjY0NDczMTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDkzMC42NDQ3MzE0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzUyNTcwJmVtYWlsaWQ9Zm9vZGNvbnN1bWVyLm9yZ0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWZvb2Rjb25zdW1lci5vcmdAZ21haWwuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&101&&&http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/HowToReport/DownloadForms/default.htm?source=govdelivery&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fsource=govdelivery) or call [1-800-332-1088](tel:1-800-332-1088) to request a reporting form, then complete and return to the address on the pre-addressed form, or submit by fax to 1-800-FDA-0178

Read the MedWatch safety alert, including a link to the FDA News Release, at:

[http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm523435.htm](http://links.govdelivery.com/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTYwOTMwLjY0NDczMTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE2MDkzMC42NDQ3MzE0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MzUyNTcwJmVtYWlsaWQ9Zm9vZGNvbnN1bWVyLm9yZ0BnbWFpbC5jb20mdXNlcmlkPWZvb2Rjb25zdW1lci5vcmdAZ21haWwuY29tJmZsPSZleHRyYT1NdWx0aXZhcmlhdGVJZD0mJiY=&&&102&&&http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm523435.htm?source=govdelivery&utm%5Fmedium=email&utm%5Fsource=govdelivery)