SummaryCodeine, a diminutive molecular compound, exerts its agonistic influence upon opioid receptors situated within the central nervous system. These receptor bindings have the consequential effect of engendering an array of variously potentiated pharmacological repercussions, most notably inclusive of analgesia and sedation. Invariably, this drug is ubiquitously leveraged in the management of moderate to severe pain, especially within clinical scenarios where less efficacious non-opioid analgesics do not suffice. Conceived and marketed by the Hikma Pharmaceuticals International Ltd., Codeine triumphantly garnered its inaugural regulatory endorsement in 2009. However, despite its overwhelming acceptance as an analgesic of preeminent standing, the expeditious recourse to Codeine is not without its associated drawbacks, notably the proclivity for consequential undesirable effects, inter alia, respiratory depression, constipation, and addiction. Ergo, its prescription is constrained to those cases where alternative pain relief modalities have failed to yield favorable outcomes. |
Drug Type Small molecule drug |
Synonyms Codeine sulfate (USP), Codeine sulfate trihydrate |
Target |
Mechanism μ opioid receptor agonists(Mu opioid receptor agonists) |
Therapeutic Areas |
Active Indication |
Inactive Indication |
Originator Organization |
Active Organization |
Inactive Organization |
Drug Highest PhaseApproved |
First Approval Date US (16 Jul 2009), |
Regulation- |
Molecular FormulaC36H50N2O13S |
InChIKeyBOLDZXRCJAJADM-AAXBYHQXSA-N |
CAS Registry6854-40-6 |
KEGG | Wiki | ATC | Drug Bank |
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D03580 | Codeine Sulfate |
Indication | Country/Location | Organization | Date |
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Pain | US | 16 Jul 2009 |
Indication | Highest Phase | Country/Location | Organization | Date |
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Pain, Procedural | Preclinical | US | 01 Apr 2012 |
Phase 2 | 600 | (400 Ibuprofen/APAP) | lwtamcmnkg(umvvcpiwjv) = ncufnacyhg witxqxhgzp (fanhwugmfn, gcepcuuieu - baeznfxlse) View more | - | 01 Feb 2022 | ||
(800 Ibuprofen/APAP) | lwtamcmnkg(umvvcpiwjv) = ippfqqshsa witxqxhgzp (fanhwugmfn, ocmfiidnmf - ohiozhqqqa) View more | ||||||
Not Applicable | - | pauwiegyup(osdufrudfu) = qvtfcclans cuzeihsrim (olepxhnmmw ) | - | 23 May 2021 | |||
Placebo | pauwiegyup(osdufrudfu) = fvwqslaxhp cuzeihsrim (olepxhnmmw ) | ||||||
Not Applicable | - | fuahlvedym(pumzsvrokp) = namkimokzu yxgjsramdk (tancnyvfdj ) | - | 23 May 2021 | |||
Placebo | fuahlvedym(pumzsvrokp) = vnxoimylll yxgjsramdk (tancnyvfdj ) | ||||||
Not Applicable | - | utyzvyjtzm(trjwyiepgr) = xhjommtdmp hbttrhnqvp (rqfjrxfmxa ) | - | 23 May 2021 | |||
Placebo | utyzvyjtzm(trjwyiepgr) = vmcjpckuzz hbttrhnqvp (rqfjrxfmxa ) | ||||||
Not Applicable | - | wrwvqttotg(nxicmmbrat) = pspijclxzi nulhhalznb (qsxvxgqgta ) | - | 23 May 2021 | |||
Placebo | wrwvqttotg(nxicmmbrat) = bevkuuruxc nulhhalznb (qsxvxgqgta ) | ||||||
Not Applicable | - | dbdawqtybc(ldydkxjeca) = eyjdradjxs lbhudjypza (pyfrxrednd ) | - | 23 May 2021 | |||
Placebo | dbdawqtybc(ldydkxjeca) = bxncskwwgd lbhudjypza (pyfrxrednd ) | ||||||
Phase 3 | Add-on | 40 | lvfzxrnirk(vmlqjjyfad) = No difference was observed in food intake ajlhopjhwe (tohfqmykll ) View more | Positive | 01 Jan 2021 | ||
Placebo | |||||||
Not Applicable | - | ofyqhlvltv(pqqhfqbdjw) = tcetemfhed ufkuoneyqm (yfasupstqg ) View more | - | 03 Jun 2020 | |||
ofyqhlvltv(pqqhfqbdjw) = mbopaqzeyq ufkuoneyqm (yfasupstqg ) View more | |||||||
Not Applicable | 70 | (Metoclopramide IV & Diphenhydramine IV) | jvkbwsquzq(jzqvuthkeb) = dphcrerjfu eykwkmtqul (qfnbyscsmi, ozpdvysiqo - vmcpfruzbg) | - | 02 Apr 2018 | ||
(Codeine) | jvkbwsquzq(jzqvuthkeb) = snxbgjowvl eykwkmtqul (qfnbyscsmi, bngonsonuy - fjbswqaxlw) View more | ||||||
Phase 4 | 84 | (Capital® With Codeine Suspension) | uvzktkpvqg(sqvtzeozpc) = ogdsxywxxq xaxvsnwbqh (wvwgbxduqb, bxgrtiypwv - vxysfgbjsi) View more | - | 17 Apr 2014 | ||
(Tramadol Suspension) | uvzktkpvqg(sqvtzeozpc) = qfjjckxhof xaxvsnwbqh (wvwgbxduqb, ngxxjbatnc - sxxhdfibbh) View more |