Talk:Codeine/paracetamol

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Didn't want to edit, but does it really need the dashes between mild to moderate?

I believe that it's necessary in this sentence to avoid ambiguity... Techelf 07:58, 18 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Just an FYI, the 8/500 boxes of 100 pills are available in Bahamas for $35 US per box. Not sure what comparable US Tylenol with Codeine is, but it worked well for pain when in Bahamas with head injury. Sold over the counter in drug store.

"All formulations contain 500mg of paracetamol per tablet. In the United Kingdom, the 500+15 mg and 500+30 mg tablets are available only with a prescription. " I'm not sure this is true, I was fairly sure solpadiene is 500/30? I'l check and probably report back tomorrow. --TheCooperman 03:04, 23 July 2006 (UTC)

And this user was never seen again! Thedreamdied 02:38, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

solpadeine is not 30/500. this user probably is thinking of Solpadol, which are 30/500 and prescription only. -mikes, 19:13, 25th June 2008 (UTC)

Actually, I dunno what the page said when you posted this, but what it says when I look at it is "Formulations contain from 300 mg to 1000 mg (1 gram) of paracetamol per tablet. In the United Kingdom....." which I know first-hand to be correct; in the United States & Canada, all formulations contain 300 mg of acetaminophen. However, I'm guessing you're from the UK because you said paracetamol instead of acetaminophen (although I acknowledge that you were simply directly quoting the page, which uses the former term, so maybe I'm wrong), and in the UK all formulations, as I understand it, are indeed 500 mg as opposed to 300.

User:Psychonaut25\Psychonaut25 (13375p34k!) 7:21 AM EST, 26 July 2011

Out of sheer curiousity, why does this page and Panadeine 15 packs in Australia emphasize so much not to take more than two tablets at a time? Whilst it's not a good idea, when I have the odd painful headache I take three Panadeine 15 tablets, which at 45mg codeine is very much getting toward prescription dosages, and find it's excellent at relieving certain types of pain. As long as i'm only taking the one dose of three 500mg+15mg as a one-off every now and then, can it really be harmful? Timeshift 07:26, 26 May 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I've often wondered similar things. Maybe they just have to play it safe for medical licesning reasons? Thedreamdied 00:03, 27 May 2007 (UTC)

If you take three or even four once you will be ok, as long as you take no more than 8 in 24 hours202.161.5.252 08:11, 29 May 2007 (UTC)

I would be much more concerned with the hepatoxic issues of the paracetamol than the codeine amount if taking 3 Panadeine 15 tablets in one dose; you would surely experience liver or kidney damage from the paracetamol long before you would experience respiratory depression, etc from the codeine. For several reasons, it is always best to follow the directions on the package or from the pharmacist and then consult a physician if you need a stronger dosage than indicated. Better safe than sorry (or dead). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.224.3.70 (talk) 18:38, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

"Solpadeine Headache is good for general headache pain and contain paracetamol 500mg and caffeine 65mg Solpadeine Plus also contains codeine and this makes it a bit stronger, with paracetamol 500mg, codeine 8mg and caffeine 30mg Solpadeine Max contains a higher dose of codeine making it stronger still, with paracetamol 500mg and codeine 12.8mg Solpadeine Migraine contains ibuprofen instead of paracetamol, and is promoted for migraine headache relief, with ibuprofen 200 mg and codeine 12.8 mg." From http://www.my pharmacy.co.uk/medicines/medicines/s/solpadeine/solpadeine.htm

86.129.18.244 (talk) 22:37, 21 November 2007 (UTC)

"Co-Codamol" is paracetamol + codeine. "Solpadeine" is paracetamol + codeine + caffeine. Part of article with Solpadeine is quite confusing. 82.131.30.47 (talk) 16:08, 4 January 2008 (UTC)

-- I edited the section that describes Kapake as capsules. they are most definitely not, they are tablets (or more probably caplets - long "oval" shaped objects, that are solid like tablets and cannot be opened/taken apart.) They are 30mg codeine, 500mg paracetamol.

side affects

I recently took tylenol with codeine and it did say that some of the side effects were abdominal pain what can i do to relieve this abdominal pain? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Rohernandez46 (talk • contribs) 01:31, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

Wikipedia does not give medical advice. If you feel sick, you should seek medical attention. Fvasconcellos (t·c) 02:56, 21 August 2009 (UTC)

BAN

Co-codamol is only a British name, in the rest of the world this is kown by its full names of Paracetamol and Codeine. Should brandnames for non British products (eg Panadeine, from Australia) direct here? It would make more sense for a page detailing the common analgesic combo paracetamol with codeine, and have co-codamol redirect there

121.209.49.58 (talk) 10:20, 13 December 2009 (UTC) Jonathan

Codeine Content of Various Propriatory Tablets

Should we realy list every possible combination..... just within Australia, there are tablets containing 8, 9. 9.5, 9.6, 9,75, 10, 12.8, 15 and 30mg of codeine per tablet, and I'm sure other countries could add even more to the list.

Surely it would be better to say somthing like "tablets containing a range of doses, from 8mg to 30mg, are avaliable, either over the counter or on prescription", or somthing along those lines? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.209.48.46 (talk) 11:35, 30 December 2009 (UTC)

Tylenol 4 & 5

So when I go to the page for Tylenol, it states that Tylenol 1 contains 8 mg codeine, 2 contains 15 mg, 3 contains 30 mg, 4 contains 60 mg (all of which, so far, I know first-hand to be correct) and finally, that Tylenol 5 contains 90 mg of codeine. However, this page states that they only go up to Tylenol 4 and that 60 mg is the maximum dosage per pill available. Which is correct? I was researching this so I could know whether to ask my doctor for Tylenol 4 or 5 due to a severe cough keeping me awake at night from a very severe cold I have had for the past week. My point is, I have a personal interest in knowing whether 5 really exists or not, so to me this isn't just an issue of fixing the page...that is part of the issue, as the information is supposed to be as accurate as possible, but I really do want to know. Can anybody answer this question? If not, I may end up simply asking my doctor, and then fixing either the Tylenol page, or fixing the Co-codamol page here.

Thanks in advance for any help/information.

Edit (7:50 AM EST) - I also just added a section to the Tylenol talk page about this issue as well, because I don't know which of the two pages is the incorrect one.

Edit (11:30 AM EST) - Okay so there is a pharmacy like 50 meters from my house and I asked the pharmacist whether there is such a thing as Tylenol 5 or if they only go up to 4. She said they only go up to 4. I live in the United States, so I realize this might not be the case in other countries; however I was thinking that perhaps if they were only available outside of the USA that they might not be called Tylenol 3, 4, 5, etc. What do you guys think? I was going to go ahead and edit the other article, but then I decided I wanted to get a second or third opinion as to whether the 90 mg version might be available in other countries first. Does anybody have any further information on this? Thanks.

Edit (3:18 AM EST, 27 July 2011) - This issue has been resolved.

Psychonaut25 (13375p34k!) 7:11 AM EST, 26 July 2011

Legal Status

This page currently says that codeine is Schedule III in the US when OVER 90 mg AND that codeine is Schedule III in the US when UNDER 90 mg. That is both goofy and contradictory to Wikipedia's Schedule V page.128.187.112.7 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:46, 19 July 2017 (UTC)

Evening Standard

User:MPS1992 This source is not suitable for medical content and especially is not suitable for the lead.

"In the UK, consultant neurologist Russell Lane said that the public was "poisoning themselves with painkillers".

It is simple not notable what some MD says off the cuff to some tabloid. There are a bunch of simple wrong this in the paper. For one "Panadol" is no Codeine based it is paracetamol based. I am sure the neurologist did not mean this but this paper misinterpretation what he said.

Additionally when they say "poisoning themselves" they do not actually mean poisoning in the real sense of the term. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 12:49, 19 November 2019 (UTC)

References

I intend to make two changes

First: A dentist friend recently informed me that acetaminophen with codeine is indeed Schedule III federally in the US, and I found this to be true on the DEA website. I should simply update this and cite it. It DOES depend on the amount of codeine, and many states moved it to CII, but it is CIII federally.

Second: "Tylenol 3" and "Tylenol 4" are so commonly used and mentioned without mentioning the strength, in milligrams, of each ingredient that I think these belong in the Wikipedia article, because I am fairly sure they are standardized, but the doses are actually hard to find. I know dosing information is usually not included on Wikipedia articles for medications, but because this is a fixed ratio product and because the "Tylenol number codes" are sometimes used completely in lieu of the actual dose (similar to "Vicodin ES tablets" or "Claritin 24-hour tablets" which many pharmacies actually will fill although it is arguably not an explicit dose, but it is an unambiguous indication as to the dose), I think this information belongs on Wikipedia. Fluoborate (talk) 07:57, 1 June 2024 (UTC)