I take tylenol 1's with 8mg of codine on a daily basis,how long will it be in my system if I were too stop now?
How long does codine stay in your system?
Question posted by Jenny pooh on 23 Feb 2012
Last updated on 3 June 2018 by vodicka1
Added 24 Feb 2012:
We are being drug tested @ work in 3 weeks,or 4...I'd like to stop the codine for good,but wondering if the codine will still be in my system 3-4 weeks frm now?I do not want to loose my job
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4 Answers
vodicka1
3 June 2018
How long does Tylenol 4 w/codeine stay in your system?
annette crews 5454
14 Dec 2014
How long do it stay in your body.
wd bakheet
19 March 2012
Codeine is rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal tract. It is rapidly distributed from the intravascular spaces to the various body tissues, with preferential uptake by parenchymatous organs such as the liver, spleen, and kidney. Codeine crosses the blood-brain barrier and is found in fetal tissue and breast milk. The plasma concentration does not correlate with brain concentration or relief of pain; however, codeine is not bound to plasma proteins and does not accumulate in body tissues.The plasma half-life is about 2.9 hours. The elimination of codeine is primarily via the kidneys, and about 90% of an oral dose is excreted by the kidneys within 24 hours of dosing. The urinary secretion products consist of free and glucuronide conjugated codeine (about 70%), free and conjugated norcodeine (about 10%), free and conjugated morphine (about 10%), normorphine (4%), and hydrocodone (1%). The remainder of the dose is excreted in the feces.
Betteroff
31 May 2012
Nice job with $5 words, but you're answering someone who misspelled every other word! In addition, you never answered the question on how long codeine is in your system. Percentages of chemicals and correlation of plasma might make YOU feel intelligent, but the fact of the matter is you're just as big of an idiot as Jenny.
Victoria86
26 July 2012
Actually they did answer the question 90% of it is of your body in 24 hours, if your to stupid to read and do the math on the last 10% you shouldn't be responding to posts.
Miek
24 Feb 2013
Actually, The question was not fully answered. When drugs leave your system, there is a mathematical rate of decay for the time it takes for the drug to completely leave. Without knowing the formula for the rate of decay, we could easily assume the remaining ten percent could take10 days to leave the body. Probably not, but without knowing , it's possible. A complete answer would have been useful.
Itistrue
6 Feb 2015
He did answer the question, he explained what is eliminated through the kidneys in 24 hours, the remaining percentage is eliminated through fecal matter, so there really is no set number of time. If you eliminate your waste regularly it shouldn't take more than a few days. But that shouldn't be a problem no one really tests for drugs in fecal matter. Unless they plan on doing a stool sample you should be fine. Hope this helped.
Indogirl1
7 Aug 2015
Actualily Victoria, you should never call anyone stupid if your spelling isn't right on any of your comment. It's not your, it's you're
jdlr1985
7 Aug 2015
I honestly do not care about how its digested or secreted, and especially percentages. I am not stupid, however I just want a simple answer. I took 1 tyl 4 on Sunday and got a UA on Thursday. Will it show positive on the drug screen?
Will Yablome
3 Dec 2015
Very impressive, wise-ass. I will send you my fecal sample
R189
24 Feb 2012
I have been told min of 3 days it doesn't stay in your system like grass does
Jenny pooh
24 Feb 2012
Thnx,tht answer was very helpful,I only take the tylenol with codine for the healing of my colar bone... I had surgery9plate nd 6 pins put in there) on it 9mnths ago,but had another surgery feb.3rd.(removal of the plate nd pins)the pain aint as bad now,a couple yrs bck I had my foot nd ribs broken,thats whn I started taking the tylenol... I didn't agree with tylenol #3,so started taking tylenol 1's with codine.But thnx so much for the answer ;)
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