April 2017

Story Highlights FDA Says Children Under 12 Shouldn't Take Drugs Containing Codeine or Tramadol The drugs can have serious effects, including breathing difficulties and death…

The Food & Drug Administration began tracking reports of children suffering from dangerous side effects from painkillers codeine and tramadol in 1969, and now, almost 50 years later, the agency is finally taking tough action against…

The agency identifies two dozen cases where drugs containing codeine cause death, and 40 cases causing severe breathing difficulties. The New York Times: FDA…

By Dennis Thompson Health Day reporter THURSDAY April 20, 2017 (HealthDay News) - Parents should not give their children drugs that contain codeine or tramadol because they can cause…

The use of both codeine to treat pain and cough and tramadol to treat pain is now contraindicated in young children under 12, the FDA said in a statement. Products containing…

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