Stop giving codeine and tramadol to children – FDA warns

The Food and Drug Administration says medications containing
codeine or tramadol should not be given to children. The body also warns
that these drugs could cause serious risks including difficulty in
breathing and death.

The
agency announced the new restrictions on the medications on Thursday
April 20, 2017 in a statement that reads,

‘these medications carry
serious risks, including slowed or difficult breathing and death, which
appear to be a greater risk in children younger than 12 years, and
should not be used in these children’. 

The labels of all
prescription…