ACTIFED W/ CODEINE

Pre-Launch

codeine phosphate; pseudoephedrine hydrochloride; triprolidine hydrochloride

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Pre-Launch

Mechanism of Action

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY Mechanism of Action Codeine is an opioid agonist relatively selective for the mu-opioid receptor, but with a much weaker affinity than morphine. The analgesic properties of codeine have been speculated to come from its conversion to morphine, although the exact mechanism of…

Indications (3)

mild to moderate painwhere treatment with an opioid is appropriatefor which alternative treatments are inadequate
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