Journal Reviews

Paediatric pain control post-tonsillectomy

1 November 2014 | | Paediatric ENT, Laryngology / Swallowing / Voice

The use of codeine in the paediatric population is widely debated since the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published warnings regarding overdose and death following the usage of codeine. Codeine is metabolised by the polymorphic cytochrome PY4502D6 (CYP2D6) in...