Codeine phosphate
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| Codeine phosphate | |
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| Term | Codeine phosphate |
| Short definition | Codeine phosphate - (pronounced) (KOH-deen FOS-fayt) A drug used to treat pain, cough and diarrhea. It is made from opium or morphine and binds to opioid receptors in the central nervous system. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
Codeine phosphate - (pronounced) (KOH-deen FOS-fayt) A drug used to treat pain, cough and diarrhea. It is made from opium or morphine and binds to opioid receptors in the central nervous system. Codeine phosphate is a type of opiate, a type of analgesic, a type of antitussive, and a type of antidiarrheal
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