Codeine should no longer be used in kids under 12 years old

July 2013

Codeine should no longer be used in kids under 12 years old.

Health Canada is making this change because of rare cases of serious side effects and deaths in kids who have taken codeine...or infants who received it from breast milk.

Part of the problem is that it's hard to dose codeine...due to its variable metabolism.

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Codeine should no longer be used in kids under 12 years old

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