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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 147 44 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_cant_tell
Fibromyalgia 41 11 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 20 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Headaches 15 3 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Back pain 10 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Migraine headaches 8 2 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight

See all 235 patients currently taking Codeine-Acetaminophen

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 8
Moderate
 18
Mild
 31
None
 20

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

Constipation 19
Indigestion 4
Sleepiness 4
Nausea 3
Itching (pruritus) 3
Excessive daytime sleepiness (somnolence) 2
See all 25 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Codeine-Acetaminophen. See all 90 dosages ►

  300mg-30mg as needed 2other as needed 500mg 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
  30 Number of Patients: 30 5 Number of Patients: 5 5 Number of Patients: 5 20 Number of Patients: 20 12 Number of Patients: 12 5 Number of Patients: 5 15 Number of Patients: 15 13 Number of Patients: 13 6 Number of Patients: 6 5 Number of Patients: 5  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Codeine-Acetaminophen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 21   Did not seem to work: 29%
Doctor's advice 17   Doctor's advice: 24%
Other 15   Other: 21%
Side effects too severe 15   Side effects too severe: 21%
Course of treatment ended 15   Course of treatment ended: 21%
Not indicated 1   Not indicated: 1%
Change in health plan coverage 1   Change in health plan coverage: 1%
Personal research 1   Personal research: 1%

See all 68 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
0

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
 43 56%
Usually
 22 29%
Sometimes
 11 14%
Never
 1 1%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Codeine-Acetaminophen

Very
 1 1%
Somewhat
 4 5%
A little
 10 13%
Not at all
 62 81%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Codeine-Acetaminophen

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 1 2%
$25-49
 6 11%
< $25
 46 87%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.