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Description
You Must Be Aged Over 18 Years to Purchase this Product. Maximum 1 Codeine product per order.
For three days use only. Can cause addiction.
Always read the patient information leaflet.
Codinex Liquid is used to manage a non productive cough (cough without phlegm). It should only be used if alternative treatments have failed.
- Not recommended for use more than 3 days at a time.
Product Size: 100ml or 150ml
How to Use
Adult dosage: the usual dose is 5 to 7.5 ml three to four times a day. Dosage should be reduced in elderly or debilitated patients.
Children : Not to be used in children under 12 years of age.
Not recommended for children under twelve years of age
Warnings
- Seek advice before using if you are breast feeding, pregnant, planning to become pregnant, or suffer from allergies.
- Hypersensitivity to codeine.
- Codeine may cause dependence. Use for a max of three days only.
- Liver disease: drug may accumulate.
- Ventilatory failure: condition may be exacerbated.
- Do not exceed stated dose. Not more than 4 doses should be given in any 24 hours.
- Do not take if you have allergies to pholcodeine or any other ingredients.
- Do not take with any other cough and cold medicine
- Patients with rare hereditary problems of fructose intolerance should not take this medicine.
- Sunset Yellow may cause allergic reactions.
Side Effects
Side effects include occasional nausea and drowsiness.
May cause constipation.
Contains
Codeine Phosphate 15mg/5ml
5 ml also contains 75 micrograms sunset yellow (E110), 645 mg sorbitol and 0.32 micorgrams ethanol.
