Codeine is an opiate analgesic. This means that it is used for alleviating pain that arises from different medical conditions and also that it is either extracted from poppies or derived from morphine. The second type of obtaining Codeine is much more prevalent these days. Codeine is used for treating pain that is ranging from mild to moderately severe.

Codeine is one of the most commonly used medications in the world and it has even been estimated that it is the single most commonly used medication of them all. The reason for this is that it is very effective at alleviating pain and also because it is much safer than other opioid painkillers, such as morphine and derivatives from opiates. In fact, Codeine is the medication from which ... Read more »