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Codeine - School Essays

Codeine

: is readily absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. It is rapidly distributed from the intravascular spaces to the various body tissues, with preferential uptake by parenchymatous organs such as the liver, spleen and kidney. crosses the blood-brain barrier, and is found in fetal tissue and breast milk. The plasma concentration does not correlate with brain concentration or relief of pain; however, is not bound to plasma proteins and does not accumulate in body tissues.
Treatment: A single or multiple overdose with acetaminophen and is a potentially lethal polydrug overdose, and consultation with a regional poison control center is recommended.
: Toxicity from poisoning includes ...

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label carefully, and ask your pharmacist
or doctor to explain any part that you do not understand.
HOW should it be used?
Codeine is available, alone or with other medications, in tablets,
capsules, and liquid to be taken by mouth. Your prescription label tells
you how much to take at each dose. The liquid should be shaken well before
each use to mix the medicine evenly. Ask your pharmacist for a specially
marked measuring spoon to be sure of an accurate dose. Do not take more of
this drug than prescribed by your doctor. Serious side effects can occur,
especially in children who take too much. Adults giving this medication to
a child should be careful to give the correct dose and not to give it more
often than prescribed by the doctor. For a cough, patients older than 12
years should not take more than 120 mg of codeine a day. Children six to
12 years old should not take more than 60 mg a day. A doctor should decide
how much codeine can be taken by a child two to five ...

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