A new study warns the synthetic opioid tramadol is linked to a higher risk of death, heart problems, and bone fractures when compared to codeine.
A new study finds few benefits to giving children opioids after tonsillectomy procedures.
The FDA is restricting prescription cold and cough medications containing codeine and hydrocodone to adults 18 and over, saying they carry too many risks, and too few benefits, for children.
A new study warns that too many children are still being prescribed codeine, despite an FDA warning linking its side effects to respiratory problems and death.
The FDA is warning that codeine and tramadol should not be given to children, due to the risk of potentially fatal respiratory problems.
Pediatricians are warning doctors and parents not to give children codeine, saying the risk of respiratory problems and death outweigh its analgesic effects, which can be achieved with other medications.
The findings of a new study suggest that when teens are prescribed narcotic painkillers they are more likely to become drug abusers as adults.
The FDA is investigating potential breathing side effects caused by giving children cold and cough medications that include codeine.
More than half a million children are given codeine for pain and respiratory problems every year, despite national guidelines warning against use of the drug among kids due to the…
Researchers say a high number of pregnant American women are given power painkillers despite not knowing what it will do the their baby.
