codeine /co·deine/ (ko´dēn) a narcotic alkaloid obtained from opium or prepared from morphine by methylation and used as the base or as the phosphate or sulfate salt as an opioid analgesic, antitussive, and antidiarrheal.
codeine (kō´dēn),
codeine
co·deine (k  d n )n. An alkaloid narcotic derived from opium or morphine and used as a cough suppressant, analgesic, and hypnotic. Also called methylmorphine. |
codeine (kō´dēn),
n a crystalline alkaloid, morphine methyl ether that is used as an analgesic and antitussive. It is a controlled substance.
codeine sulfate/codeine phosphate,
n generic codeine;
drug class: narcotic analgesic, controlled substance schedule II, Canada N;
action: depresses pain impulse transmission in central nervous system by interacting with opioid receptors;
uses: mild-to-moderate pain, nonproductive cough.
drug class: narcotic analgesic, controlled substance schedule II, Canada N;
action: depresses pain impulse transmission in central nervous system by interacting with opioid receptors;
uses: mild-to-moderate pain, nonproductive cough.
codeine
an alkaloid obtained from opium or prepared from morphine by methylation; used as the phosphate or sulfate salt for analgesia and as an antitussive.
codeine
Toxicology An oral opioid analgesic with antitussive activity Effects Blocks pain messages to brain; ↓ central response Used for Pain; antitussive. See Opioids.
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