Prescriptions for Codeine or Hydrocodone Cough and Cold Medications to US Children and Adolescents Following US Food and Drug Administration Safety Communications
Kao‐Ping Chua, Rena M. Conti
Abstract
This cross-sectional study uses national prescription data to assess whether safety communications from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued in 2017 and 2018 were associated with changes in prescriptions for codeine and hydrocodone cough and cold medications to children and adolescents.
Topics & Concepts
HydrocodoneCodeineMedical prescriptionMedicineFood and drug administrationDrugAdministration (probate law)PharmacologyOpioidMorphineInternal medicineOxycodoneReceptorPolitical scienceLawRespiratory and Cough-Related ResearchAsthma and respiratory diseasesPharmaceutical studies and practices