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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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 17 2 Efficacy_slight
Fibromyalgia 7 3 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Muscle and joint pain 3 0
Migraine 2 2 Efficacy_none
RA (Rheumatoid Arthritis) 2 1 Efficacy_slight
Breakthrough pain 2 0

See all 27 patients currently taking Codeine

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 2
Moderate
 2
Mild
 2
None
 1

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

Constipation 2
Nausea 2
Addiction 1
Muscle and joint pain 1
Migraine headaches 1
Drug dependence 1
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Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Codeine. See all 23 dosages ►

  60mg as needed 30mg as needed 30 mg daily 45 mg daily 50 mg daily 60 mg daily 100 mg daily 120 mcg daily 150 mcg daily 240 mg daily
  2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 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 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Codeine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 6   Doctor's advice: 46%
Did not seem to work 4   Did not seem to work: 31%
Change in health plan coverage 2   Change in health plan coverage: 15%
Side effects too severe 2   Side effects too severe: 15%
Other 2   Other: 15%
Expense 1   Expense: 8%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 8%
Course of treatment ended 1   Course of treatment ended: 8%

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

Currently Taking Codeine

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

Stopped Taking Codeine

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

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

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Codeine

Always
 4 57%
Usually
 1 14%
Sometimes
 1 14%
Never
 1 14%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Codeine

Very
 0 0%
Somewhat
 0 0%
A little
 2 29%
Not at all
 5 71%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Codeine

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 0 0%
$25-49
 0 0%
< $25
 2 100%

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Report created on May 26, 2012.