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Codeine allergy alternatives
A 31-year-old member asked:
Dr. Nathaniel Drourranswered
Pain Management 31 years experience
No way to know: The only way to know would be formal allergy testing or if you have taken it before.
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A 46-year-old member asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
32 years experience
Dose related?: Many side effects of narcotic medications are not allergy, and are more likely at higher doses. They are a direct effect of the drug. Nausea, vomiti... Read More
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A 48-year-old member asked:
Dr. Maurice Stricklandanswered
Allergy and Immunology 48 years experience
Unlikely: Codeine allergy can be true allergy (caused by immunoglobulin e that reacts with the Codeine molecule) or because Codeine can directly cause allergic ... Read More
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Dr. Martin Ostroanswered
Allergy and Immunology 51 years experience
Probably not: Reactions to Codeine usually occur because it is a narcotic which can cause nausea and vomiting and directly activate cells in the body which contain ... Read More
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A 44-year-old member asked:
Dr. Luis Villaplanaanswered
Internal Medicine 37 years experience
There are several: Other forms of pain meds your doctor may counsel you on.
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A 29-year-old female asked:
Dr. Evans Priestonanswered
Pharmacology 46 years experience
Codeine Allergy: First of all, there is no need to worry about darvocet since it and other Propoxyphene containing products no longer is on the market. The reactions ... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tapan Joshianswered
Pain Management 29 years experience
Percocet, oxycodone: Percocet, oxycodone.
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Kevin Vaughtanswered
30 years experience
Other meds: There are other pain medications that can be used. That should not be a problem. Good luck.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
Dr. Tapan Joshianswered
Pain Management 29 years experience
Percocet,vicodin etc: You can't take t#3 or #2 but try with percocet, vicodin, oxycodone etc.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
32 years experience
Itching w/ narcotics: Itching is a frequent side effect of narcotic medications and is more likely at higher doses. It is not an allergic mechanism. Narcotics bind to the... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
A Verified Doctoranswered
Addiction Medicine 51 years experience
No: If they truly had anaphylaxis to codeine, almost any other opiate will do the same thing, because they are all chemically closely related and are meta... Read More
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