codeine

codeine /co·deine/ (ko´den) 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.

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co·deine (kdn)

n.

An alkaloid narcotic derived from opium or morphine and used as a cough suppressant, analgesic, and hypnotic. Also called methylmorphine.

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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.

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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.