Codeine is a medication used in the management and treatment of chronic pain. It belongs to the opioid class of medications. This activity describes the indications, action, and contraindications of codeine as a valuable agent in the treatment of chronic pain and off-label use in cough, persistent diarrhea, and restless legs syndrome. Additionally, this activity will highlight the mechanism of action, adverse event profile, off-label uses, dosing, pharmacodynamics, pharmacokinetics, monitoring, toxicity, and relevant interactions relevant to members of the interprofessional team in the treatment of patients with chronic pain and related conditions.
Goals:
Describe the indications for codeine.
Review the adverse effects of codeine.
Summarize the mechanism of action of codeine.
Explain the importance of improving care coordination among the interprofessional team to improve the delivery of care to patients with codeine use.
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