Combining Motrin and Robitussin can cause heart attacks in kids.

Websites and email inboxes are flooded with claims of an 8 year-old girl named Madison dying after taking this combo. The story varies a bit...changing the little girl's name and hometown.

Reassure patients that this is just an Internet hoax or rumour.

There is NO evidence it ever occurred...no confirming news reports, additional details, or ANY verifiable stories of the event.

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