Codeine Phosphate 15mg 28 tabs

What is Codeine?

Codeine is a painkiller for treating pain, coughing, and diarrhea. It can be used to treat pain from operations or injury or treating long-duration pain when other painkillers (such as aspirin, ibuprofen or paracetamol haven’t worked. It is a prescription-only medication and contains opioids that can be addictive.

How does It work?

Codeine belongs to a group of medications known as analgesics, which are used to inhibit pain. This drug is an opioid analgesic, and it works by blocking pain signals and your eventual response to pain. It is used in treating mild to moderate kinds of pain.

How does It provide pain relief?

The primary reason Codeine is prescribed is to relieve pain. Codeine works to change how the brain and nervous system respond to pain. The combination of codeine with other medicines, such as paracetamol or acetaminophen may produce better pain relief. Codeine and paracetamol are combined to produce co-codamol.

How do I use it?

It is crucial that you take Codeine as prescribed by your prescriber. Take with, or after a meal so you will not feel sick.

Take any time of the day however, try to take it at the same time each day and space your dose accordingly.

It can be used in children over 12 years of age for the short-term relief of moderate pain that is not relieved by other painkillers such as Paracetamol or Ibuprofen alone. Or can be taken to trate symptoms of a dry cough or diarrhoea.

For adult patients, take 1-2 tablets every 4-6 hours. Take the tablet as a whole with a glass full of water. Take it continuously for as long as advised by your physician. If any of your symptoms persists, consult with your doctor.

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