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A 26-year-old female asked:

I take 1mg lorazepam a day as needed. today i went to the drs sick and got a codeine cough syrup can i take 5ml after the lorazepam 6hrs ago?

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Dr. Roy Arnoldanswered

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Yes: Should not be a problem to take codeine containing cough medicine six hours after lorazepam. Thanks for trusting HealthTap!

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