Increasing numbers of painkiller prescriptions for reproductive-age women could mean more birth defects
These numbers are pretty shocking: New findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have shown that almost a third of women, ages 15 to 55, have filled a prescription for an opioid each year from 2008 to 2012 – most commonly oxycodone, hydrocodone and codeine. The C.D.C. analyzed health insurance claims from both […]