Codeine Phosphate

Indication : Why is this medication prescribed?

Mild to moderate pain; diarrhoea ; cough suppression

Contraindication: What are the special precautions to be followed?

Under following conditions, use of this medication is inadvisable. Its use should be withhold as it would cause harm to the patient
Acute respiratory depression, paralytic ileus, conditions associated with raised intracranial pressure and head injury and convulsive disorders. Alcoholisms. Pregnancy.

Other Precaution to be observed while taking this medication

Hypothyroidism, adrenocortical insufficiency, asthma, impaired hepatic or renal function, prostatic hyperplasia, hypotension, shock, inflammatory or obstructive bowel disorders, myasthenia gravis. Infants, neonates. Rdduce dose in elderly or debilitated patients. May impair ability drive or operate machinery. Lactation.

What are possible side effects of this medication ?

Constipation.

Drug Category/Class

Codeine Phosphate has 8 Brands listed


Acicod (10 mg)Codeine Phosphate (10 mg) (Allied)
Codin (30 mg)Lincotuss (120 ml)
Lincotuss (60 ml)Montokuf (100 ml)
Montokuf (60 ml)Picodil C (100 ml)

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