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Codeine Treatment Report

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.

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Reasons taken

13 patients in the community are taking or have taken Codeine.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Pain 4 30%
Other 4 30%
Frozen shoulder 1 7%
Support another treatment 1 7%
Fibromyalgia 1 7%

Other treatments patients are taking for disease-related symptoms include Gabapentin, Ibuprofen, and Tramadol.

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Codeine.

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

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Codeine or how long patients were taking Codeine before stopping.

Currently Taking Codeine

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
1
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
2
0
0
0
1
0
Why Patients Stopped Taking Codeine (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Course of treatment ended 2 67% Course of treatment ended: 67%
Did not seem to work 1 33% Did not seem to work: 33%

Report created on July 04, 2009.