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Tylenol ® No 3
Generic : Acetaminophen / Codeine
Active Ingredients :
Codeine
An opioid analgesic related to
morphine
but with less potent analgesic properties and mild sedative effects. It also acts centrally to suppress cough.
Pharmacologic Action :
>Narcotic Analgesic
Acetaminophen
Analgesic antipyretic derivative of acetanilide. It has weak anti-inflammatory properties and is used as a common analgesic, but may cause liver, blood cell, and kidney damage.
Pharmacologic Action :
>Non-Narcotic Analgesic
- Use in Dentistry :
Pain relief to patients with moderate-to-severe post-dental surgery pain.
- Articles :
Malmstrom K, Kotey P, Coughlin H, Desjardins PJ.
A randomized, double-blind, parallel-group study comparing the analgesic effect of etoricoxib to placebo, naproxen sodium, and acetaminophen with codeine using the dental impaction pain model.
(Clin J Pain. 2004 May-Jun;20(3):147-55.)
>Full Text
Macleod AG, Ashford B, Voltz M, Williams B, Cramond T, Gorta L, Simpson JM.
Paracetamol versus paracetamol-codeine in the treatment of post-operative dental pain: a randomized, double-blind, prospective trial.
(Aust Dent J. 2002 Jun;47(2):147-51.)
>Abstract
Mehlisch DR.
The efficacy of combination analgesic therapy in relieving dental pain.
(J Am Dent Assoc. 2002 Jul;133(7):861-71.)
>Abstract
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