Active Ingredient: Codeine
Codeine is indicated in patients older than 12 years of age for the treatment of acute moderate pain which is not considered to be relieved by other analgesics such as paracetamol or ibuprofen alone.
For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:
For:
Oral, 30 milligrams codeine, 1 to 4 times daily, over the duration of 1 to 3 days. The maximum allowed total dose is 240 milligrams codeine daily.
The usual dose is 30 mg, repeated 6 hourly as required.
Codeine should be used at the lowest effective dose for the shortest period of time. This dose may be taken, up to 4 times a day at intervals of not less than 6 hours. Maximum daily dose should not exceed 240 mg.
The duration of treatment should be limited to 3 days and if no effective pain relief is achieved the patients/carers should be advised to seek the views of a physician.
A reduced dosage may be necessary.
For:
Regimen A: Oral, between 0.5 milligrams codeine per kilogram of body weight and 1 milligrams codeine per kilogram of body weight, once every 4 to 6 hours, over the duration of 1 to 3 days.
Regimen B: Oral, between 30 milligrams codeine and 60 milligrams codeine, once every 6 hours.
The recommended codeine dose for children 12 years and older should be 30 to 60 mg every 6 hours when necessary up to a maximum dose of 240 mg daily. The dose is based on the body weight (0.5-1 mg/kg).
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