Codeine Still Widely Prescribed to Kids Despite Decades-Old Warnings
Bad Medicine
Hundreds of thousands of kids were given codeine during ER visits from 2001 to 2010, despite warnings of its danger. It’s time for doctors to stop this kind of careless medicine.
I try to make a point of not criticizing other doctors’ decisions. When a patient of mine sees a provider outside of my practice and is cared for in a manner different from what I would have done, I generally try to give some deference to variations in perspective and...
