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What does codeine mean?

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Noun
  1. (pharmacology) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and cough suppressant; often mixed with aspirin etc.
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He was also taking leflunomide, prednisone, naproxen, diazepam, fluoxetine, famotidine, and metoprolol, and acetaminophen or codeine.
Opioids that should be avoided because of low efficacy and high side effect burden include meperidine, codeine, and propoxyphene.
Some people react to codeine with stomach upset, including nausea and indigestion.
It is therefore in the same category of painkillers as morphine and codeine.
The NP orders a cough suppressant with codeine, as this drug has proved effective in the past.
Ibuprofen or acetaminophen with or without codeine often controls pain in a child younger than six years.

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