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Pharmacist Trey Robinson, PharmD summarizes the uses, common side effects, and warnings for the Opioid analgesics class of medications

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Pharmacist Trey Robinson, PharmD summarizes the uses, common side effects, and warnings for the Opioid analgesics class of medications

Opioid Analgesics

Pharmacist Trey Robinson, PharmD summarizes the uses, common side effects, and warnings for the Opioid Analgesics class of medications

How was your experience with Dihydrocodeine?

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What are you taking Dihydrocodeine for?

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Other
Cough
Pain, Postoperative

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Uses of Dihydrocodeine

Updated: March 12, 2014

Dihydrocodeine is used in the treatment of:

Cough
Pain, Postoperative

This medication may be prescribed for other uses. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Dihydrocodeine Brand Names

Dihydrocodeine may be found in some form under the following brand names:

Dihydrocodeine Drug Class

Dihydrocodeine is part of the drug class:

Natural opium alkaloids

Dihydrocodeine Interactions

This is not a complete list of Dihydrocodeinedrug interactions. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Dihydrocodeine and Pregnancy

Tell your doctor if you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant.

The FDA categorizes medications based on safety for use during pregnancy. Five categories - A, B, C, D, and X, are used to classify the possible risks to an unborn baby when a medication is taken during pregnancy.

Dihydrocodeine falls into category D:

It has been shown that use of Dihydrocodeine in pregnant women caused some babies to be born with problems. However, in some serious situations, the benefit of using this medication may be greater than the risk of harm to the baby.