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WASHINGTON - Nursing mothers who take codeine should watch their infants for increased sleepiness or other signs of overdose, federal health officials warned Friday
The Food and Drug Administration warning of the rare but serious side effect was prompted by a 2006 report of the death of a nursing infant whose mother was given codeine for episiotomy pain.
There is a test available to determine if an individual is a rapid metabolizer of codeine, but Kewder said the agency is not currently recommending routine testing.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070817/ap_on_he_me/codeine_breast_feeding
If there is a test available why arent they using it? It could save babies. Newborn babies are so sleepy, I can imagine it would be hard to tell if it was normal or not. I cant imagine the guilt the mother must have felt
The Food and Drug Administration warning of the rare but serious side effect was prompted by a 2006 report of the death of a nursing infant whose mother was given codeine for episiotomy pain.
There is a test available to determine if an individual is a rapid metabolizer of codeine, but Kewder said the agency is not currently recommending routine testing.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070817/ap_on_he_me/codeine_breast_feeding
If there is a test available why arent they using it? It could save babies. Newborn babies are so sleepy, I can imagine it would be hard to tell if it was normal or not. I cant imagine the guilt the mother must have felt