KODEIN (Codeinum).

     Methylmorphine. Alkaloid contained in the opium; Also produced by semi.

     Clear crystals or a white crystalline powder odourless, bitter taste. At vyvetrivaetsya air. Slowly and poorly soluble in cold water (1:50), soluble (1:17) in the hot water, easily soluble in alcohol. The water and alcohol solutions are alkaline reaction.

     The nature of close to morphine, codeine, but painkilling properties expressed weaker; Strongest reducing anxiety kashlevogo center. In less than morphine, depressing respiration. Fewer delays also work gastrointestinal tract, but can cause constipation.

     Applied primarily to reassure cough. Combined with nenarkoticheskimi analgetikami (analgin, Amidopyrine), caffeine, phenobarbital is used in headaches, disease, etc. Included in medicine Bekhtereva (see), used as a sedative.

     Assign inside of powders, tablets and solutions for adults 0,01 0,02 g per reception; Children older than 2 years - 0,001 - 0.0075 g appointments, depending on age.

     Higher doses for adults inside : single 0.05 grams daily 0.2 g.

     Children under 2 years of codeine is not appointed.

     Method of issuance : powder and pills to 0,015 grams (with sodium hydrogen).

     Codeine is a member of the following combined pills.

     Pills <<Kodterpin>> (Tabulettae <<Codterpinum>>). Ingredients : codeine 0,015 g, sodium and gidrokarbonata terpingidrata to 0.25 g.

  <<cough pills>> (Tabulettae contra tussim). Ingredients : codeine 0.02 grams of powdered herbs termopsisa 0.01 g, sodium gidrokarbonata Baikal and root powder to 0.2 g.

     Kodterpin pills and cough appointed as protivokashlevyh and Russia under one pill 2 to 3 times a day.

     Codeine is also an integral part of tablets <<Pentalgin>> (see), and <<Sedalgin>> (see).

     Storage containing codeine and its dosage forms : List B. Powder-well ukuporennoy packaging keeps out of the light; Pill-in the dark spot.

     Because of that, in re-use of codeine addiction phenomenon can be observed, it is released to the same restrictions as other drugs analgetiki.

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