Codeine vs Morphine
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| Codeine Antitussive Cough Oral This combination product is used to treat symptoms caused by the common cold, flu, allergies, hay fever, or other breathing illnesses (e.g., sinusitis, bronchitis). Decongestants help relieve stuffy nose symptoms. This product also contains a narcotic cough suppressant (antitussive) that affects a certain part of the brain, reducing the urge to cough. Antihistamines relieve watery eyes, itchy eyes/nose/throat, runny nose, and sneezing. Cough-and-cold products have not been shown to be safe or effective in children younger than 6 years. Therefore, this product is not recommended to treat cold symptoms in children younger than 6 years. Some products (including some long-acting tablets/capsules) are not recommended for use in children younger than 12 years. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more details about using your product safely. These products do not cure or shorten the length of the common cold and may cause serious side effects. To decrease the risk for serious side effects, carefully follow all dosage directions. Giving more than the recommended dose or using this medication along with other cough-and-cold products has resulted in serious (even fatal) side effects, including slowed/stopped breathing. Talk to the doctor or pharmacist before giving other cough-and-cold medication that might contain the same or similar ingredients (see also Drug Interactions section). Ask about other ways to relieve cough and cold symptoms (such as drinking enough fluids, using a humidifier or saline nose drops/spray). Do not use this product to make a child sleepy. | morphine Oral is used to help relieve moderate to severe pain. Morphine belongs to a class of drugs known as narcotic (opiate) analgesics. It works in the brain to change how your body feels and responds to pain. | |||
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| Add Codeine review Although the medicine controlled my cough and allowed me to sleep, I had vivid, horrible nightmares / hallucinations that I had a difficult time waking up from. Will never use again. makes my son go to sleep..w/o this he'll probably can't sleep because of continous coughing,a dry cough.sounds like crouppy. | Add Morphine review I have had chronic back pain my entire life. In 2008 I had the first of three spinal fusion surgeries and one neurostimulator implant surgery. I live in Georgia where the government tells the doctor how to dispense medicine. So my doctor has maxed me out at 160 mg of Morphine per day. By itself I would have to stay in bed all day in pain. I have two other powerful pain meds that bring the p ... Had six open back surgeries with fusion from l2 through s1. failed back surgeries dissabled cant walk a city block. severe back pain caused by prolong scolosis of back all forms of meds spinal fusion injections anfd all fforms of rx for pain and ease bak pain to no avail I have been on 100mg 3 times a day for about 16 years now. You most definitely build up a tolerance for this drug. My pain doctor switches it about every 3 years to Oxycontin 80mg. That seems to help with the tolerance build up. Hope this helps someone out there! | |||
