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 codeineor 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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7 comments:
If your child has a cough or even an adult rub Vicks Vapor rub on the feet and put on socks. This will stop the cough for as long as any medicine you can take. It's an old remedy I had never heard of until I had the cold from hell last year and looked up something besides cough syrup to do and it worked.
VR goes on the chest.
and the feet too to suppress cough 8:10! You need to keep up before posting something YOU clearly know nothing about! Putting it on the feet has been around longer then sliced bread.
I tried the Vicks Vapor Rub on my feet once and it didn't do any thing for my cough. But, I do remember as a child in the 70's being given codeine cough syrup which made me sleep well and stop coughing.
9:07
I bet your suffering from chronic pain and need opioids all the time too.
8:30 Putting garlic around your neck keeps vampires away too. You hillbilly doctors know everything. Keep putting butter on burns while you are at it. Read the instructions on Vap Rub label if you can.
From Vicks website:
For cough suppression, rub a thick layer of Vicks VapoRub on your chest and throat. Cover with a warm, dry cloth if desired. Keep clothing around your throat and chest loose to allow the vapors to reach the nose and mouth. For muscle and joint pain, rub Vicks VapoRub onto the affected area no more than three to four times daily.
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