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Codeine/paracetamol, also called codeine/acetaminophen and co-codamol, is a compound analgesic, comprising codeine phosphate and paracetamol (acetaminophen). Codeine/paracetamol is used for the relief of mild to moderate pain when paracetamol or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs; such as ibuprofen, aspirin, and naproxen) alone do not sufficiently relieve symptoms.
Co-dydramol is a non-proprietary name used to denote a particular compound analgesic, a combination of dihydrocodeine tartrate and paracetamol. Co-dydramol tablets are used for the relief of moderate pain. Co-dydramol is part of a series of combination drugs available in the UK and other countries including co-codaprin (aspirin and codeine).
Codeine is marketed as both a single-ingredient drug and in combination preparations with paracetamol (as co-codamol: e.g., brands Paracod, Panadeine, and the Tylenol-with-codeine series, including Tylenol 3 and 1, 2, and 4); with aspirin (as co-codaprin); or with ibuprofen (as Nurofen Plus).
1998 advertisement. Solpadeine is the brand name of a range of analgesic medication containing various amounts of paracetamol, ibuprofen, caffeine and codeine, made by Omega Pharma. [1]
[7] [8] It is not available in the United Kingdom, [9] though the combination codeine/paracetamol (co-codamol) is. [10] It is sold under the brand names Vicodin and Norco among others. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
Approved indication for dihydrocodeine is the management of moderate to moderately severe pain as well as coughing and shortness of breath. As is the case with other drugs in this group, the antitussive dose tends to be less than the analgesic dose, and dihydrocodeine is a powerful cough suppressant like all other members of the immediate codeine family (see below) and their cousins ...
"All formulations contain 500mg of paracetamol per tablet. In the United Kingdom, the 500+15 mg and 500+30 mg tablets are available only with a prescription. " I'm not sure this is true, I was fairly sure solpadiene is 500/30? I'l check and probably report back tomorrow. --TheCooperman 03:04, 23 July 2006 (UTC) And this user was never seen again!
Therefore, one could extract all 256mg of Codeine Phosphate in a standard 8/500mg Co-codamol pack of 32 in a comparatively tiny amount of liquid. Even if the user starts the CWE process with 50ml water, (which, theoretically could hold 200g codeine phosphate), the maximum amount of paracetamol consumed will be 450mg (50ml*9mg/ml=450mg), which ...