Accessibility links
cough cough
Stories About

cough

Thursday

Don't Give Kids Cough Syrup Or Pain Meds That Contain Codeine, FDA Says

The FDA expanded its warnings about prescription cough and pain medications that contain the narcotics codeine or tramadol. Sujata Jana / EyeEm/Getty Images hide caption

toggle caption
Sujata Jana / EyeEm/Getty Images

Shots - Health News

Don't Give Kids Cough Syrup Or Pain Meds That Contain Codeine, FDA Says

The agency expanded its warnings about prescription cough and pain medications that contain the narcotics codeine or tramadol, saying they can cause dangerously slow breathing in some kids.

Don't Give Kids Cough Syrup Or Pain Meds That Contain Codeine, FDA Says

Listen · 2:19
Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/524376484/525359277" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Thursday

Limits Urged On The Use Of Codeine To Stop Kids' Coughs And Pain

Cessation of breathing is a rare, but serious risk for some children who take cough syrup or painkillers that contain codeine, research shows. Advisers to the FDA say no one under 18 should take the drug. iStockphoto hide caption

toggle caption
iStockphoto

Shots - Health News

Limits Urged On The Use Of Codeine To Stop Kids' Coughs And Pain

Codeine can trigger rare, but life-threatening, breathing problems in kids. Food and Drug Administration advisers want to more tightly restrict the drug's use by anyone under 18.

Limits Urged On The Use Of Codeine To Stop Kids' Coughs And Pain

Listen · 1:32
Transcript
  • Download
  • <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/459224775/459250102" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
  • Transcript

Monday