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FDA Warns Against Cough Syrups with Codeine or Tramadol

posted by martyb on Saturday April 22 2017, @02:59AM   Printer-friendly
from the kill-the-pain-not-the-kid dept.

takyon writes:

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/20/524376484/dont-give-kids-cough-syrup-or-pain-meds-that-contain-codeine-fda-says

The Food and Drug Administration says children under 12 should not be given prescription medicines that contain codeine or another narcotic, tramadol, and that such drugs can also be dangerous to youth between 12 and 18.

On Thursday, the FDA said it will require that prescription drugs containing codeine or tramadol carry a warning on the label against using them in children under 12 or in women who are breast-feeding. The agency cited evidence that the drugs could cause dangerously slowed breathing in some children, which could lead to death.

Multiple prescription drugs contain codeine or tramadol. For example, the painkiller Tylenol 3 contains acetaminophen and codeine. Drugs containing codeine already carry a black-box warning against using it to treat pain in children who have their tonsils removed.

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  • (Score: 2) by hemocyanin on Saturday April 22 2017, @05:42AM (1 child)

    by hemocyanin (186) on Saturday April 22 2017, @05:42AM (#497804) Journal

    I had a briefly painful condition a year or so ago and was prescribed tramadol. It was interesting -- it didn't take the pain away really, but it made me not care about the pain.

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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Saturday April 22 2017, @07:40AM

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Saturday April 22 2017, @07:40AM (#497836) Journal

    Same here. I had what they thought was some kind of muscle strain (turned out to be a PE but let's not go there...genius fuckin' radiologists, I tell you what...) and they gave me some. It made me feel incredibly emotionally good in addition to numbing the pain, so I stopped taking it immediately and made do with paracetamol.

    That was a scary feeling. I mean it was so good it was scary. I believe I understand what drives people to opioid abuse.

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