Codeinedrug info
codeine sulfate 15 MG Oral Tablet
What it is used for
Codeine Sulfate Tablets are indicated for the management of mild to moderate pain, where treatment with an opioid is appropriate and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. Limitations of Use:
Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, misuse, overdose, and death, which can occur at any dosage or duration and persist over the course of therapy, reserve opioid analgesics, including Codeine Sulfate Tablets, for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain. Codeine Sulfate Tablets are an opioid agonist, indicated for the management of mild to moderate pain, where treatment with an opioid is appropriate and for which alternative treatments are inadequate. Limitations of Use
Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, misuse, overdose, and death, which can occur at any dosage or duration and persist over the course of therapy, reserve opioid analgesics, including Codeine Sulfate Tablets, for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain.
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 22, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
Description
Codeine Sulfate Tablets, USP contain codeine, an opioid agonist, available for oral administration containing either 15 mg, 30 mg, or 60 mg of codeine sulfate, USP. The chemical name is morphinan-6-ol,7,8-didehydro-4,5-epoxy-3-methoxy-17-methyl-(5α,6α)-, sulfate (2:1) (salt), trihydrate. Its molecular formula is (C 18 H 21 NO 3 ) 2
H 2 SO 4
3H 2 O and its molecular weight is 750.85 g/mol. Its structure is as follows: Codeine sulfate trihydrate is a fine, white, crystalline powder which is soluble in water and insoluble in chloroform and ether. The inactive ingredients in Codeine Sulfate Tablets, USP include: colloidal silicon dioxide, microcrystalline cellulose, pregelatinized starch and stearic acid. Chemical Structure
Text above is quoted in full from the FDA-approved drug label published by openFDA, effective December 22, 2025. Matched to this product by RxNorm code. Cross-references to other sections of the full prescribing information have been removed, since they point to a document not shown here. Nothing else is changed: no sentence is shortened, reworded or summarised.
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