FDA alert for codine

I just read this article directly from the FDA and think it is worth you all reading and printing off and giving to your child's pediatrician and any other medical caregiver who may have cause to prescribe codeine for your child. Apparently some studies have shown that some pepole have a genetic process in their liver/blood that turns codeine in to morphine naturally. This can cause sever reactions including death in children. Interestingly enough the HIGHEST rate of this occuring is with African/Ethiopian people. This is at 29% as opposed to any other people group in the test which ranged from 6.5 % to 1%. I would say that this warrants a high precaution for your child who is Ethiopian.
Read the article here. http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm313631.htm#.UC7O6INrrmE.facebook