Don't give opioid-based cough (Codeine), cold medication to children, Health Canada warns
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Kids, teens under 18 should not use cough products with opioids: Health CanadaSafety review finds early use of opioids 'may be a factor in problematic substance use later in life'
CBC News · Posted: Feb 18, 2019 12:53 PM ET | Last Updated: February 18
Young children and adolescents should not be given cough and cold products containing opioids, such as codeine, after a safety review found early opioid use "may be a factor in problematic substance use later in life," Health Canada says.
Cillian O'Brien, CTVNews.ca Staff
Published Monday, February 18, 2019 12:29PM EST
Last Updated Monday, February 18, 2019 5:53PM EST
New guidance from Health Canada says that children and teens under 18 should not use cough products containing opioids because they “may be a factor in problematic substance use later in life.”
A review by the public health department found “limited evidence” to support the effectiveness of certain cough and cold products in children.
“Following a safety review of cough and cold products containing opioids, Health Canada is advising that Canadian children and adolescents should not use cough and cold products containing codeine, hydrocodone and normethadone, as a precautionary measure,” Health Canada said in a news release.
“While the review did not find any strong evidence linking cough and cold products that contain opioids with opioid use disorders in children and adolescents, it did find that the early use of opioids may be a factor in problematic substance use later in life.”
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