Summary for Dihydrocodeine


Breastfeeding
  • Trade Name: DHC-Continus (Napp)
  • Indications: Severe pain in cancer and other chronic conditions
  • Class: opiate
  • Half-life: 12 hours
  • Clinically important, potentially hazardous interactions with:
    CNS depressants, MAO inhibitors, phenothiazines, tranquilizers
  • See adverse reactions attributed to class:

    opiate

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Page last updated 08/20/2025

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Incidence - Help

<1% 1‑5% 5‑10% 10‑15% 15‑20% 20‑30% >30%

Seriousness - Help

Hospitalization possible
Life threatening
Fatal

Warnings in other populations - Help

BreastfeedingBreast feeding

GeriatricGeriatric

PediatricPediatric

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