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What is Codeine?

Codeine is an opioid analgesic and antitussive. It is used for the treatment of mild-to-moderate pain and as an antitussive in lower doses.

Reasons taken & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Reasons taken # of patients Major Moderate Slight None Can’t tell # of patients evaluated by
Pain 5 1
Other 4 1
Fibromyalgia 2 0
Breakthrough pain 2 0
chronic pain 1 0
Frozen shoulder 1 0

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Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
1 50%
Moderate
0 0%
Mild
1 50%
None
0 0%

Most commonly reported side effects

Nausea
2 100%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Codeine. See all 11 dosages ►

  15 mg all the time (24/7) 25mg as needed 30mg as needed 3mg as needed 60mg as needed 30 mg daily 45 mg daily 100 mg daily 180 mg daily 240 mg daily 250 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Codeine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended
2 50% Course of treatment ended: 50%
Did not seem to work
1 25% Did not seem to work: 25%
Doctor's advice
1 25% Doctor's advice: 25%

See all 4 patients who’ve stopped taking Codeine

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Codeine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
1
0
1
0
4

Stopped Taking Codeine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
0
0
0
1
0

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
0 0%
Usually
1 50%
Sometimes
0 0%
Never
1 50%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
0 0%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
0 0%
Not at all
2 100%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
0 0%
< $25
1 50%

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Report created on November 22, 2009.