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Article: Ibuprofen as good as codeine for kids with broken arms Medical College looks at pain relief
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- August 19, 2009
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By JOHN FAUBER
For children with broken arms, over-the-counter ibuprofen can
control pain at least as well as acetaminophen with codeine,
according to a study published Tuesday by researchers at the Medical
College of Wisconsin.
The issue of what pain medication to use after a child is sent
home from the emergency room with an uncomplicated arm fracture has
been unsettled, with some doctors using ibuprofen and some
preferring acetaminophen with codeine, a prescription narcotic.
So researchers studied 336 children treated at Children's
Hospital of Wisconsin, with about half getting one medication and
half the other.
Looking at pain relief during the first 72 hours after leaving
the hospital, ...