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What is Dihydrocodeine?

Dihydrocodeine (DHC) is a synthetic opioid analgesic developed in the early 1900s. It is similar in structure and mechanism to codeine and is used for the management of moderate to moderately severe pain as well as coughing and shortness of breath.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 10 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Fibromyalgia 5 1 Efficacy_moderate
Osteoarthritis (OA) 1 0
Nerve pain (neuralgia) 1 0
Muscle tension 1 0
MS hug (tight chest or torso) 1 0

See all 25 patients currently taking Dihydrocodeine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 0
Moderate
 3
Mild
 2
None
 0

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Dihydrocodeine

Constipation 2
Occasional constipation 1

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Dihydrocodeine. See all 16 dosages ►

  60mg as needed 15 mg daily 30 mg daily 60 mg daily 64 mg daily 120 mg daily 180 mg daily 180 mcg daily 240 mg daily 360 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Dihydrocodeine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 67%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 33%
Other 1   Other: 33%

See all 3 patients who’ve stopped taking Dihydrocodeine

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Dihydrocodeine

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

Stopped Taking Dihydrocodeine

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Dihydrocodeine

Always
 2 40%
Usually
 3 60%
Sometimes
 0 0%
Never
 0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Dihydrocodeine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 40%
Not at all
 3 60%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Dihydrocodeine

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

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Report created on February 11, 2012.