Though rare, but serious, health officials warn that breast-feeding mothers who metabolize codeine very quickly may put their infants at higher risk of a morphine overdose. Doctors are urged to prescribe the lowest dose of codeine for the shortest amount of time to nursing mothers to relieve pain or a cough.
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