⁽¹⁾Co-codamol 8/500 (Non-proprietary)

Tablets, co-codamol 8/500 (codeine phosphate 8 mg, paracetamol 500 mg) Net price 20 = 90p. Label: 29, 30

Brands include Panadeine® Preparations not available for NHS prescription

Dose

pain, pyrexia

By mouth

Child 6–12 years

½–1 tablet every 4–6 hours; max. 4 tablets daily

Child 12–18 years

1–2 tablets every 4–6 hours; max. 8 tablets daily

Effervescent or dispersible tablets , co-codamol 8/500 (codeine phosphate 8 mg, paracetamol 500 mg). Net price 20 = £1.48. Label: 13, 29, 30

Brands include Paracodol® Preparations not available for NHS prescription

NOTE

The Drug Tariff allows tablets of co-codamol labelled ‘dispersible' to be dispensed against an order for ‘effervescent’ and vice versa

Dose

pain, pyrexia

By mouth

Child 6–12 years

½–1 tablet in water every 4–6 hours; max. 4 tablets daily

Child 12–18 years

1–2 tablets in water every 4–6 hours; max. 8 tablets daily

Capsules, co-codamol 8/500 (codeine phosphate 8 mg, paracetamol 500 mg). Net price 10-cap pack = £1.10, 20-cap pack = £1.66. Label: 29, 30

Brands include Paracodol® Preparations not available for NHS prescription

Dose

pain, pyrexia

By mouth

Child 12–18 years

1–2 capsules every 4 hours; max. 8 capsules daily

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⁽¹⁾May be sold to the public under certain circumstances; for exemptions see Medicines, Ethics and Practice, No. 30, London, Pharmaceutical Press, 2006 (and subsequent editions as available)

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⁽¹⁾Co-codamol 8/500 (Non-proprietary)