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Codeine converts to morphine after passing through the liver, although very little, but some.

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If I am allergic to Codeine should I take morphine?

codiene will have no effect if you are taking morphine - morphine in value exceeds morphine by 1/1000


What is Codiene Slang for?

Codiene isn't slang. Codiene is an opiate, a milder form of morphine, and subsequently, a milder form of heroin. It is sold on presciption and is found in some cough syrups.


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unfortunately your question is incomplete so cannot be answered. Morphine and codeine are rlated substances. Morphine Sulphate does not contain codiene as such.


What is combunox?

a combination of oxycodone, a narcotic pain reliever somewhat similar to codiene and morphine, and iboprofen...


What causes pin point pupils?

Opiates.(heroin, Oxycodone, codiene, morphine, dillies, perks, vics, narcos. etc


Can you take morphine and codiene together?

I think so. I am sure I have in my last surgery.


How can you turn hydrocodone into hydromorphone?

Yes, some hydrocodone is turned into a small amount of hydromorphone by the liver. Just like codiene is turned into morphine by the liver enzymes.


Is there a drug that causes pinpoint pupils?

The drugs that most commonly cause constricted pupils or "Pinpoint" are strong opiods such as Heroin, morphine, oxycodone, or high doses of norco / vicodin.


Which pain relieving drug is taken from the poppy?

In medicine, drugs derived or synthesized from alkaloids of the opium poppy plant are known as opiates. Morphine and codiene are examples of opiates.


Does codiene show up on drug tests?

Oxycodone is an "opioide" and will show up on drug screenings. See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxycodone


What painkillers contain morphine?

Some cough medicines do have codiene in them. Codeine is an opiate used for its analgesic, antitussive, and antidiarrheal properties. opiate describes any of the narcotic opioid alkaloids found as natural products in the opium poppy plant, as well as many semisynthetic chemical derivatives of such alkaloids. Morphine is an opiate.


Why does morphine heroin and codeine have similar effects on the body?

Morphine and Codiene are both Opiates in that they are derived from the poppy plant, Papaver somniferum.It is not clear whether they have the same, or different, mechanisms of action. http://psy.psychiatryonline.org/cgi/content/full/44/6/515