Despite Warnings,Some Graduating Otolaryngology Residents Planning to Use Codeine for Posttonsillectomy Pain Control

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US Department of Health & Human Services. FDA Drug Safety Communication: codeine use in certain children after tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy may lead to rare, but life-threatening adverse events or death (August 2012). http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm313631.htm. Accessed November 15, 2012.