Non-productive cough

Active Ingredient: Codeine

Indication for Codeine

Population group: only adults (18 years old or older)
Therapeutic intent: Curative procedure

As an anti-tussive for non-productive cough.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments:

15 mg 4 times daily

For:

Dosage regimens

Oral, 15 milligrams codeine, once every 6 hours.

Detailed description

15 mg four times daily.

Elderly

Should be used with caution; a reduced dose can be recommended by a doctor.

10 mg 4 times daily

For:

Dosage regimens

Oral, 10 milligrams codeine, once every 6 hours.

Detailed description

10 mg repeated every 6 hours if necessary without exceeding 4 doses per day.

Active ingredient

Codeine

Codeine is a centrally acting weak analgesic. Codeine exerts its effect through μ opioid receptors, although codeine has low affinity for these receptors, and its analgesic effect is due to its conversion to morphine. Codeine, particularly in combination with other analgesics such as paracetamol, has been shown to be effective in acute nociceptive pain. The anti-tussive activity of codeine is probably due to its depressant effect on the medullary cough centre in the brain.

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