Paracetamol + codeine

Generic name
Paracetamol + codeine
Brand name
ATC Code
N02AA59

Paracetamol + codeine

Dosages
Side effects in children
Warnings & precautions in children
Contra-indications in children

Interactions
PK
Renal impairment
References

Pharmacokinetics in children

No information is present at this moment.

dose recommendation of formulary compared to licensed use (on-label versus off-label)

No information is present at this moment.

Available formulations

No information is present at this moment.

Dosages

Acute moderate pain
  • Oral
    • 12 years up to 18 years
      • 500 mg paracetamol and 10-50 mg codeine per dose, max. 4x daily. Dosing interval 6 hours.

Renal impaiment in children > 3 months

GFR ≥10 ml/min/1.73m2: Dose adjustment not required.

GFR <10 ml/min/1.73m2: A general recommendation on dose adjustment cannot be provided.

The complete list of all undesirable drug reactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Side effects

No information is present at this moment.

The complete list of all contra-indications can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Contra-indications in children

Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy in patients aged 12–18 years.

The complete list of all warnings and precautions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

Warnings & precautions in children

Codeine is not suitable for children aged < 12 years.

Interactions

The complete list of all interactions can be found in the national Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) – click here

OPIOIDS

This pages provides a list of drugs from the same ATC class for comparison. This does not necessarily mean that these drugs are interchangeable.

Natural opium alkaloids
N02AA03
N02AA01
N02AA05
Phenylpiperidine derivatives
N02AB03
N02AB03
N02AB02
Diphenylpropylamine derivatives
N02AC06
N02AC03
Oripavine derivatives
N02AE01
Morphinan derivatives
N02AF02
Other opioids
N02AX06
N02AX01
N02AX02
Opioids in combination with non-opioid analgesics
N02AJ13

Reference

  1. Pharmachemie B.V., SmPC Paracetamol/codeine (RVG 55665) 17-02-2016, www.geneesmiddeleninformatiebank.nl

Changes

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring


Overdose