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Drug dosing error with drops: severe clinical course of codeine intoxication in twins.

European journal of pediatrics - 1 Jul 2009

Hermanns-Clausen Maren, Weinmann Wolfgang, Auwärter Volker, Ferreirós Nerea, Trittler Rainer, Müller Christoph, Pahl Andreas, Superti-Furga Andrea, Hentschel Roland

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UNLABELLED: In spite of the lack of evidence for its efficacy, and of sporadic reports of severe adverse events, codeine is still widely used as an antitussive agent in children. A 3-year-old boy (twin 1) was found lying in vomit and apnoeic at night; he was resuscitated and immediately transferr...

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PMID: 18936971
DOI: 10.1007/s00431-008-0842-7

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