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Use and Dosing

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Mild to moderately severe pain

Note: Give with food; in opioid-naive pts, doses >60 mg rarely more effective or well-tolerated

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Mild to moderately severe pain


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Indications

Contraindications

Black Box Warnings

Dosing Adjustment

Renal Dose Adjustment

Hepatic Dose Adjustment

Warnings/Precautions

See Supplemental Patient Information

Cautions: Use cautiously in

Supplemental Patient Information

Pregnancy/Breast Feeding

Pregnancy Category:C

Breastfeeding: Safety conditional. Breastfeeding can cause infant drowsiness. Newborn infants seem to be particularly sensitive to the effects of even small dosages, particularly in the first week of life. This information is based upon LactMed database (available at http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT last accessed 09 December 2010 ). Maternal medication usually compatible with breastfeeding, no observable change was seen in the nursing infant while the mother was ingesting the compound. This information is based upon data from AAP Policy Guidelines (available at http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;108/3/776/T6 last accessed 09 December 2010 ).According to the manufacturer's data, the risk of infant exposure through breast milk should be weighed against the benefits of breastfeeding for both the mother and the baby. Caution should be exercised when codeine is administered to a nursing woman

Adverse Reactions

Clinical Pharmacology

Brands and Availability

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US Trade Name(s)

US Availability

codeine sulfate (generic)

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Canadian Trade Name(s)

Canadian Availability

codeine phosphate (generic)

codeine (codeine monohydrate + codeine sulfate trihydrate )

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UK Trade Name(s)

UK Availability

codeine phosphate (generic)

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Australian Trade Name(s)

Australian Availability


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Classification

Analgesics

Opioid Analgesics
Opioid Agonists

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