Codeine should no longer be used in kids under 12 years

July 2013

Codeine should no longer be used in kids under 12 years.

Health Canada is making this change because codeine can cause rare but serious side effects and deaths in children and infants.

The problem is that codeine isn't active until it's metabolized to morphine by the liver...and the amount of morphine produced varies from person to person.

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