Codeine Phosphate
Codeine is used to relieve mild to moderate pain. It is also used, usually in combination with other medications, to reduce coughing. Codeine will help relieve symptoms but will not treat the cause of symptoms or speed recovery.
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Codeine phosphate is often just known as codeine. It's prescribed for:
Codeine - This is an opioid containing medicine that is effective in the treatment of mild, moderate to severe pain. Codeine acts on the same receptor such as the endorphins, which blocks the transmission of pain signals sent by nerves to the brain. Codeine treats headaches, post surgery pain, joint pain, bone pain, backache, nerve pain, migraine, neuralgia and rheumatic or muscular pain. Codeine is also used to treat coughs, and diarrhea.