Codeine Interactions
There are 525 drugs known to interact with codeine, along with 16 disease interactions, and 1 alcohol/food interaction. Of the total drug interactions, 124 are major, 398 are moderate, and 3 are minor.
- View all 525 medications that may interact with codeine
- View codeine alcohol/food interactions (1)
- View codeine disease interactions (16)
Most frequently checked interactions
View interaction reports for codeine and the medicines listed below.
- Alcohol (contained in alcoholic beverages) (ethanol)
- Alcohol (contained in alcoholic beverages) (ethanol)
- Aspirin Low Strength (aspirin)
- Aspirin Low Strength (aspirin)
- Benadryl (diphenhydramine)
- Benadryl (diphenhydramine)
- Celebrex (celecoxib)
- Celebrex (celecoxib)
- Lyrica (pregabalin)
- Lyrica (pregabalin)
- Nexium (esomeprazole)
- Nexium (esomeprazole)
- Paracetamol (acetaminophen)
- Paracetamol (acetaminophen)
- Seroquel (quetiapine)
- Seroquel (quetiapine)
- Tylenol (acetaminophen)
- Tylenol (acetaminophen)
- Valium (diazepam)
- Valium (diazepam)
- Ventolin (albuterol)
- Ventolin (albuterol)
- Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
- Vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin)
- Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
- Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)
- Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Xanax (alprazolam)
- Xanax (alprazolam)
Codeine alcohol/food interactions
There is 1 alcohol/food interaction with codeine.
Codeine disease interactions
There are 16 disease interactions with codeine which include:
- impaired GI motility
- infectious diarrhea
- prematurity
- acute alcohol intoxication
- drug dependence
- hypotension
- intracranial pressure
- respiratory depression
- gastrointestinal obstruction
- adrenal insufficiency
- liver disease
- renal dysfunction
- seizure disorders
- urinary retention
- arrhythmias
- biliary tract disease
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Drug Interaction Classification
| Highly clinically significant. Avoid combinations; the risk of the interaction outweighs the benefit. | |
| Moderately clinically significant. Usually avoid combinations; use it only under special circumstances. | |
| Minimally clinically significant. Minimize risk; assess risk and consider an alternative drug, take steps to circumvent the interaction risk and/or institute a monitoring plan. | |
| No interaction information available. |
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