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.
(Score: 2) by EvilSS on Sunday April 23 2017, @01:41AM (4 children)
(Score: 2) by sjames on Sunday April 23 2017, @03:44AM (3 children)
At one time, you actually could buy a lot of prescription drugs OTC and we didn't have the huge problems with it that you imagine.
(Score: 2) by EvilSS on Sunday April 23 2017, @12:36PM (2 children)
(Score: 2) by sjames on Sunday April 23 2017, @03:13PM (1 child)
I could accept a special restriction for antibiotics on the grounds of potential harm to the society at large. A simple double check from the pharmacist would be adequate in most cases.
Of course, we did have laudinum and other drugs similar to the ones in TFA.
(Score: 2) by EvilSS on Sunday April 23 2017, @05:14PM
As to the opiates and opioids they used to have, we now have drugs like fentanyl, which makes laudanum look like ibuprofen. People are dying today because illegal drug makers are cutting heroin with it. And even back then, people killed themselves abusing drugs like laudanum. Plus there are lots of other drugs that people can harm themselves with. Even things like "little blue pills*" can be harmful if misused.
Again though, I am all for it. It will weed out a good chunk of the idiots out there.
*Apparently the shitty spam filter doesn't allow me to name those little blue pills. It's V ! A G R A if you are wondering. There, shitty spam filter that blocked my legit reply bypassed.