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FDA Strengthens Warning Against Codeine and Tramadol for Children

  • April 24, 2017

According to CNN, the FDA is placing new restrictions on opioids prescribed to children. Tramadol and codeine are now restricted from use in children under the age of 12. Their use is also restricted for patients between the ages of 12 and 18 years old.  Opiate painkillers have been in the news almost non-stop for several years. The why is that a modern tragedy is unfolding. Millions of Americans are addicted to painkillers and dying as a result. Unlike diabetes or obesity, there is a...