High-risk pain medicines (HRPM) including opioids and benzodiazepines are used to treat a range of chronic pain conditions. Codeine, morphine, gabapentin and pregabalin are often used in the ...

Arthritic & Rheumatic Pain, Strains & Sprains, Sciatica. Solpadeine® Max Soluble Tablets are clinically proven painkillers for the short term treatment of acute moderate pain when other painkillers ...

Codeine sulfate 15mg ... Hepatic or renal impairment: reduce dose. Drug abusers. Elderly. Cachectic. Debilitated. Pregnancy; potential neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome during prolonged use.

Physical pain is something that can occur in the body ... ‘The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that other agents are preferred over codeine during breastfeeding. Both the European Medicines ...

Cough syrups containing codeine linctus will no longer be sold in chemists in the UK because of concerns people are becoming addicted to the medicine. Several brands will now be reclassified and ...

A nurse has narrowly avoided prison for stealing prescription drugs from the ward on which she worked at Craigavon Area Hospital. Catherine Beattie (47) ...

GI or GU obstruction. Ultra-rapid metabolizers of codeine (may experience overdose symptoms). Drug abusers. Elderly. Debilitated. Labor & delivery. Pregnancy (Cat.C). Nursing mothers: not recommended.

A pharmacogenetics pilot within general practice resulted in medicines changes for 25% of participating patients so far.

A case of NAS due to codeine prescribed for pain relief during pregnancy is reported. Clinicians should be aware that narcotic derivatives prescribed in late pregnancy can give rise to this type of ...