Tylenol-Codeine
- Generic Name: acetaminophen and codeine
- Brand Name: Tylenol-Codeine
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Tylenol-Codeine Side Effects Center
What Is Tylenol with Codeine?
Tylenol with Codeine (acetaminophen and codeine phosphate) is a combination of a narcotic pain reliever and a non-salicylate analgesic (pain reliever) and antipyretic (fever reducer) used to relieve moderate to severe pain. Tylenol with Codeine is available in generic form.
What Are Side Effects of Tylenol with Codeine?
Common side effects of Tylenol with Codeine include:
- nausea,
- vomiting,
- upset stomach,
- constipation,
- headache,
- lightheadedness,
- dizziness,
- drowsiness,
- blurred vision, or
- dry mouth.
Dosage for Tylenol with Codeine
The usual adult dosage of Tylenol with Codeine is 15 mg to 60 mg codeine, and 300 mg to 1000 mg acetaminophen. Doses may be repeated up to every 4 hours.
What Drugs, Substances, or Supplements Interact with Tylenol with Codeine?
Tylenol with Codeine may interact with glycopyrrolate, mepenzolate, atropine, benztropine, dimenhydrinate, methscopolamine, scopolamine, bladder or urinary medications, bronchodilators, or irritable bowel medications. Tell your doctor all medications you use.
Tylenol with Codeine During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
During pregnancy, Tylenol with Codeine should be used only when prescribed. Using it near the expected delivery date is not recommended because of potential harm to the fetus. Babies born to mothers who have used this medication may have withdrawal symptoms such as irritability, abnormal/persistent crying, vomiting, or diarrhea. If you notice these symptoms in your newborn, tell the doctor. This medication passes into breast milk and may have undesirable effects on a nursing infant. Tell the doctor if your baby develops unusual sleepiness, difficulty feeding, or trouble breathing. Consult your doctor before breast-feeding. Codeine may be habit-forming. Stopping this medication abruptly may cause withdrawal symptoms.
Additional Information
Our Tylenol with Codeine (acetaminophen and codeine phosphate) Side Effects Drug Center provides a comprehensive view of available drug information on the potential side effects when taking this medication.
Tylenol-Codeine Consumer Information
Get emergency medical help if you have signs of an allergic reaction: hives; difficulty breathing; swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat.
Opioid medicine can slow or stop your breathing, and death may occur. A person caring for you should give naloxone and/or seek emergency medical attention if you have slow breathing with long pauses, blue colored lips, or if you are hard to wake up.
In rare cases, acetaminophen may cause a severe skin reaction that can be fatal. This could occur even if you have taken acetaminophen in the past and had no reaction. Stop taking this medicine and call your doctor right away if you have skin redness or a rash that spreads and causes blistering and peeling.
Call your doctor at once if you have:
- noisy breathing, sighing, shallow breathing, breathing that stops;
- a light-headed feeling, like you might pass out;
- confusion, severe drowsiness;
- liver problems--nausea, upper stomach pain, itching, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes); or
- high levels of serotonin in the body--agitation, hallucinations, fever, sweating, shivering, fast heart rate, muscle stiffness, twitching, loss of coordination, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea.
Serious breathing problems may be more likely in older adults and in those who are debilitated or have wasting syndrome or chronic breathing disorders.
Common side effects include:
- drowsiness, dizziness, feeling tired;
- nausea, vomiting, stomach pain;
- constipation; or
- headache.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Read the entire detailed patient monograph for Tylenol-Codeine (Acetaminophen and Codeine)
Tylenol-Codeine Professional Information
SIDE EFFECTS
The most frequently observed adverse reactions include drowsiness, lightheadedness, dizziness, sedation, shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting. These effects seem to be more prominent in ambulatory than in non-ambulatory patients, and some of these adverse reactions may be alleviated if the patient lies down.
Other adverse reactions include allergic reactions, euphoria, dysphoria, constipation, abdominal pain, pruritus, rash, thrombocytopenia, and agranulocytosis.
At higher doses, codeine has most of the disadvantages of morphine including respiratory depression.
Drug Abuse And Dependence
Controlled Substance
TYLENOL® with Codeine (acetaminophen and codeine phosphate) tablets are classified as a Schedule III controlled substance.
Abuse and Dependence
Codeine can produce drug dependence of the morphine type and, therefore, has the potential for being abused. Psychological dependence, physical dependence, and tolerance may develop upon repeated administration and it should be prescribed and administered with the same degree of caution appropriate to the use of other oral narcotic medications.
Read the entire FDA prescribing information for Tylenol-Codeine (Acetaminophen and Codeine)
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