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What is Codeine-Acetaminophen?

Codeine is in a group of drugs called narcotic pain relievers. Acetaminophen is a less potent pain reliever that increases the effects of codeine. The combination of acetaminophen and codeine is used to relieve moderate to severe pain.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 189 52 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 54 15 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 22 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Headaches 15 4 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Muscle and joint pain 10 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate
Back pain 10 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 281 patients currently taking Codeine-Acetaminophen

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 8
Moderate
 23
Mild
 34
None
 26

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

Constipation 20
Dizziness 5
Sleepiness 4
Indigestion 4
Itching (pruritus) 3
Nausea 3
See all 28 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Codeine-Acetaminophen. See all 99 dosages ►

  500mg as needed 300mg-60mg as needed 300mg-30mg as needed 2 300mg-30mg as needed 2tab(s) as needed 8 tab(s) daily 300 mg-30 mg daily 2 x 300 mg-30 mg daily 4 x 300 mg-30 mg daily 8 x 300 mg-30 mg daily
  5 Number of Patients: 5 6 Number of Patients: 6 37 Number of Patients: 37 25 Number of Patients: 25 14 Number of Patients: 14 12 Number of Patients: 12 17 Number of Patients: 17 16 Number of Patients: 16 7 Number of Patients: 7 6 Number of Patients: 6  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Codeine-Acetaminophen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 26   Did not seem to work: 32%
Doctor's advice 20   Doctor's advice: 24%
Other 19   Other: 23%
Side effects too severe 17   Side effects too severe: 21%
Course of treatment ended 15   Course of treatment ended: 18%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 1%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 1%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 1%

See all 78 patients who’ve stopped taking Codeine-Acetaminophen

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

Currently Taking Codeine-Acetaminophen

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

Stopped Taking Codeine-Acetaminophen

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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-Acetaminophen

Always
 49 54%
Usually
 25 27%
Sometimes
 15 16%
Never
 2 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Codeine-Acetaminophen

Very
 1 1%
Somewhat
 6 7%
A little
 11 12%
Not at all
 73 80%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Codeine-Acetaminophen

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 2%
$25-49
 6 10%
< $25
 53 88%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.