Dosage should always be carefully monitored if you are a breastfeeding mother that is considering using
codeine as a pain reliever.
Not exact matches
Opioids are a class of drugs that include illegal drugs such
as heroin and legal
pain relievers including Oxycontin, Vicodin,
codeine and morphine.
This epidemic of addiction has left millions of people dependent on illegal narcotics such
as heroin, or to prescription opioid
pain relievers like oxycodone (brand name: OxyContin),
codeine, and morphine.
Interestingly, Phenylalanine is used in psychotropic drugs such
as morphine,
codeine, papaverine, and even mescaline because it is such an effective
pain reliever.
Narcotic
pain relievers for severe
pain, such
as morphine,
codeine, and Demerol, are available only by prescription.
The type of
pain relief necessary varies from one patient to another, with some dogs doing well on pretty mild
pain relievers, such
as aspirin, and other dogs requiring other more potent
pain relievers such
as etodolac (Etogesic Rx), carprofen (Rimadyl Rx) or hydrocodone /
codeine (Vicodin Rx, Tylenol 3 Rx).