FDA warns of risk of death from codeine use in some children following surgeries

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FDA warns of risk of death from codeine use in some children following surgeries

08/15/2012 11:02 AM EDT

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a Drug Safety Communication concerning three children who died and one child who experienced a non-fatal but life-threatening case of respiratory depression after taking the pain reliever codeine following surgery to remove tonsils (tonsillectomy) and/or adenoids (adenoidectomy).

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