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Codeine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses

Products Codeine is available alone or in combination with other active ingredients in the form of tablets, effervescent tablets, capsules, dragées, syrups, drops, bronchial pastilles, and as suppositories. It is also combined fixedly with acetaminophen for the treatment of pain (see under codeine acetaminophen). Structure and properties Codeine (C18H21NO3, Mr = 299.36 g/mol) is -methylated … Codeine: Drug Effects, Side Effects, Dosage and Uses

Antitussives

Products Antitussives are commercially available in the form of tablets, capsules, as cough syrups, and drops, among others. Structure and properties Antitussives do not have a uniform chemical structure. However, many are derived from natural opium alkaloids (opioids). Effects Antitussives have cough-irritating (antitussive) properties. They reduce the frequency and intensity of coughing attacks. Their effects … Antitussives

Cave Canem: Caniphedrine

Caniphedrine The alkaloid L-ephedrine is found along with other alkaloids in plants of the genus Ephedra (e.g., Stapf, Ephedraceae). The herb has been used in Chinese medicine under the name Ma Huang for over 5000 years. In the 16th century pharmacopoeia Pentsao Kang Mu by Li Shih-Chen, it is recommended as a circulatory stimulant, diaphoretic, … Cave Canem: Caniphedrine

Intoxicant

Products Legally, a distinction can be made between legal intoxicants (e.g., alcohol, nicotine) and prohibited substances (e.g., many hallucinogens, some amphetamines, opioids). Some substances, such as the opioids or the benzodiazepines, are used as drugs and are legally available with a doctor’s prescription. However, their use as intoxicants is not intended and is therefore referred … Intoxicant

Swine Flu (Influenza A/H1N1/2009)

Symptoms Flu symptoms with sudden onset: Fever, chills Muscle, joint and headache Weakness, fatigue Sore throat Dry irritating cough Especially in young children also digestive problems such as nausea, vomiting and diarrhea Other complaints (see flu) Complications The course is usually benign, mild to moderate, and self-limiting. Rarely, however, a severe and life-threatening course is … Swine Flu (Influenza A/H1N1/2009)

Codeine

Codeine is an active substance which, like morphine, belongs to the group of opiates. Nowadays it is mainly taken as a substance to relieve irritable cough and as a painkiller. Three opiates – codeine, morphine and thebaine – occur naturally in opium, the dried latex of the opium poppy, and can be extracted from it. … Codeine

Side effects | Codeine

Side effects Since the main effects of codeine are caused by an action on the brain, it is not surprising that this substance can have a variety of side effects. Very often (in up to 10%) nausea occurs after ingestion due to the irritation of the vomiting centre in the brain and/or the effect on … Side effects | Codeine

Expectorant

Products Expectorants are commercially available in the form of cough syrups, drops, tablets, powders, granules, pastilles, and lozenges, among others. Structure and properties Natural (herbal), semisynthetic, and synthetic agents are used. Effects Expectorants liquefy and loosen tough mucus in the respiratory tract and promote expectoration. Mucolytic: liquefy bronchial mucus. Secretolytic: promotes production of a thin … Expectorant

Pneumonia Causes and Treatment

Symptoms The possible symptoms of pneumonia include: Cough with sputum Fever, chills Headache Chest pain, pain when breathing Poor general condition: fatigue, weakness, feeling sick, confusion. Gastrointestinal disturbances such as nausea, vomiting and loss of appetite. Shortness of breath, cyanosis, difficulty breathing, increased respiratory rate. Blood pressure and pulse changes It should be noted that … Pneumonia Causes and Treatment

Chocolate against cough

Therefore chocolate helps against cough Cocoa contains theobromine, a substance belonging to the chemical group of alkaloids, just like the cough medicine codeine. Just like codeine, theobromine acts on the central nervous system by reducing the activity of the nerves that mediate coughing, thus weakening the cough reflex. Codeine is a derivative (derivative) of the … Chocolate against cough