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Codeine is a prescription painkiller.
Codeine overdoseoccurs when someone accidentally or intentionally takes more than the normal or recommended amount of this medication.
This is for information only and not for use in the treatment or management of an actual poison exposure. If you have an exposure, you should call your local emergency number (such as 911) or the National Poison Control Center at 1-800-222-1222.
Alternative NamesMethylmorphine overdose
Poisonous IngredientCodeine
Where Found- Actifed with codeine
- Empirin #3
- Gelonida
- Oxa forte
- Robitussin A-C
- Tylenol #3
- Voltaren forte
Note: This list may not be all-inclusive.
Symptoms- Bluish-colored fingernails and lips
- Breathing - shallow
- Breathing - slow and labored
- Breathing stops
- Cold, clammy skin
- Coma
- Constipation
- Dizziness
- Drowsiness
- Low blood pressure
- Muscle spasticity
- Muscle twitches
- Nausea and vomiting
- Pinpoint pupils
- Seizures
- Skin itching
- Spasms of stomach or intestines
- Weak pulse
Determine the following information:
- Patient's age, weight, and condition
- The name of the product (ingredients and strengths, if known)
- When it was swallowed
- The amount swallowed
- If the medication was prescribed for the patient
The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
This is a free and confidential service. All local poison control centers in the United States use this national number. You should call if you have any questions about poisoning or poison prevention. It does NOT need to be an emergency. You can call for any reason, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
See: Poison control center - emergency number
What to expect at the emergency roomThe health care provider will measure and monitor the patient's vital signs, including temperature, pulse, breathing rate, and blood pressure. Symptoms will be treated as appropriate. The patient may receive:
- Activated charcoal
- Breathing support (possibly artificial respiration)
- Fluids through a vein (by IV)
- Laxative
- Medication to reverse the effect of the painkiller (a narcotic antagonist)
- Tube through the nose into the stomach to empty the stomach (gastric lavage)
Codeine is usually found in combination with other medications such as acetaminophen. Therefore outcome also depends on how well the toxicity of these other medications is treated. Shock, brain damage, and death are possible.
ReferencesMurphy NG, Benowitz NL, Goldschlager N. Cardiovascular toxicology. In: Shannon MW, Borron SW, Burns MJ, eds. Haddad and Winchester's Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 8.
Yip L, Megarbane B, Borron SW. Opioids. In: Shannon MW, Borron SW, Burns MJ, eds. Haddad and Winchester's Clinical Management of Poisoning and Drug Overdose. 4th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2007:chap 33.
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What is the antidote for codeine?
The only antidote for codeine is time, unless it was an overdose. Then the antidote is the emergency room.
What to take in case of an overdose on codeine?
Get a shovel cuz ur scrood
What is worse Smoking Weed or taking Codeine?
your asking if an opiate is safer than weed? Codeine is a painkiller, it is possible to overdose on it. You can't die from weed. Also, codeine is physically addictive, weed is not.
Can people get sick from codeine?
Yes, it may cause nausea. They can also overdose causing breathing complications or death.
Do you boil the codeine out of t4s?
Boiling T4s (Tylenol with Codeine) to extract codeine is illegal and dangerous. This practice can lead to the creation of harmful substances and potential overdose. It's crucial to use medications only as prescribed by a healthcare professional and to seek help if you have concerns about substance use.
Can you overdose on lean?
Yes, it is possible to overdose on lean, a drink that typically contains codeine, promethazine, and soda. The high doses of codeine can lead to respiratory depression, sedation, and potentially fatal overdose. Combining lean with other substances, especially depressants like alcohol, increases the risk of serious health issues. It's crucial to use caution and seek help if you or someone you know is struggling with substance use.
How can taking too much cough syrup with codeine affect your breathing?
IF you take an overdose, the cough medicine could have an alternative reaction to your body.
Can you take panadeine forte with morphine?
Panadeine Forte contains paracetamol 500mg & Codeine Phosphate 30mg, Most of the licit morphine produced is used to make codeine by Methylation. Codeine has about one-sixth of morphine's analgesic activity.
What to do if someone overdoses on co codamol?
Well, you might want to call a doctor or get to a hospital because the Accetaminophen in it will poison you and damage your liver. The overdose of the Codeine would cause sedation, euphoria, itching, and nausia.
What happens when you mix orphenadrine with hydrocodone?
If you mean "codeine", then you can overdose if you take them together.....they are chemically similar, with Hydrocodone being a synthetic version and codeine being the naturally-occurring one.
Did Illuminati kill Pimp C?
No, Pimp C (aka Chad Lamont Butler) killed Pimp C. He consumed an overdose of promethazine and codeine (aka cough syrup).
You took a tylenol3 with codeine about 6.5 hrs ago the you forgot and took 5 mg oxycodone a few minutes ago for pain from rheumatioid arthritis should you be concerned about a possible overdose?
No
