Prescriptions for Codeine or Hydrocodone Cough and Cold Medications to US Children and Adolescents Following US Food and Drug Administration Safety Communications.
cross_sectional · Level IV
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 34762115.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.34142 and PMC identifier 8586901.
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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.
Medical subject headings
- Codeine
- Common Cold
- Cough
- Drug Prescriptions
- Hydrocodone
- Practice Patterns, Physicians'