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This combination medication contains a narcotic pain reliever, acetaminophen (a non-aspirin pain reliever), caffeine and butalbital. Caffeine is used to enhance pain relief, especially in certain types of headaches. Butalbital provides a calming effect. This combination medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain.
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Butalbital/caff/apap/codeine, Butalbital-Caff-Apap-Codeine, Phrenilin W/caffeine & Codeine
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fioricet W/codeine
Butalbital/caff/apap/codeine, Butalbital-Caff-Apap-Codeine, Phrenilin W/caffeine & Codeine
Uses
This combination medication contains a narcotic pain reliever, acetaminophen (a non-aspirin pain reliever), caffeine and butalbital. Caffeine is used to enhance pain relief, especially in certain types of headaches. Butalbital provides a calming effect. This combination medication is used to relieve moderate to severe pain.
Storage
- Store at room temperature between 59 and 86 degrees F (15 and 30 degrees C) away from heat and light.
- Do not store in the bathroom.
Overdose
- If overdose is suspected, contact your local poison control center or emergency room immediately.
- Symptoms of overdose may include vomiting, excessive drowsiness or dizziness, slow or shallow breathing, cold or clammy skin, rapid or irregular heartbeat, seizures, loss of consciousness, severe nausea, yellowing eyes or skin, dark urine, stomach pain, extreme fatigue.
How To Use
- Take this by mouth with food or milk if stomach upset occurs.
- Take Fioricet W/codeine exactly as prescribed.
- Do not increase the dose, take it more often than directed or continue taking this for longer than prescribed.
- Fioricet W/codeine contains acetaminophen.
- Do not take more acetaminophen than recommended (see Side Effects section).
Side Effects
- Stomach upset, headache, blurred vision, constipation, drowsiness, dizziness or lightheadedness may occur.
- If any of these effects persist or worsen, inform your doctor.
- Notify your doctor immediately if you develop: rapid heart rate, fainting, breathing difficulties, mood changes, depression, irritability, nervousness.
- If you do not have liver problems, the adult maximum dose of acetaminophen is 4 grams per day (4000 milligrams).
- If you take more than the maximum daily amount, it may cause serious (possibly fatal) liver disease.
- Tell your doctor immediately if you have any of the following symptoms of liver damage: severe nausea, yellowing eyes or skin, dark urine, stomach pain, extreme fatigue.
- An allergic reaction to Fioricet W/codeine is unlikely, but seek immediate medical attention if it occurs.
- Symptoms of an allergic reaction include: rash, itching, swelling, severe dizziness, trouble breathing.
- If you notice other effects not listed above, contact your doctor or pharmacist.
Precautions
- Tell your doctor if you have a history of: asthma or other breathing disorders, kidney disease, liver disease, drug dependency, allergies (especially drug allergies).
- Use caution performing tasks requiring alertness if Fioricet W/codeine causes you to feel drowsy or dizzy.
- This product contains acetaminophen.
- Acetaminophen may cause liver damage.
- Daily use of alcohol, especially when combined with acetaminophen, may increase your risk for liver damage.
- Check with your doctor or pharmacist for more information.
- To avoid dizziness and lightheadedness when rising from a seated or lying position, get up slowly.
- Also limit your intake of alcoholic beverages which will aggravate these effects.
- The elderly and children may be more susceptible to the effects of Fioricet W/codeine.
- Use this with caution.
- Fioricet W/codeine should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.
- Discuss the risks and benefits with your doctor.
- It is not known if Fioricet W/codeine appears in breast milk.
- Consult your doctor before breast-feeding.
Missed Dose
- If you miss a dose, take it as soon as remembered; do not take it if it is near the time for the next dose, instead, skip the missed dose and resume your usual dosing schedule.
- Do not double-up the dose to catch up.
Drug Interactions
- Tell your doctor of any over-the-counter or prescription medication you may take including: medication for depression or seizures, other narcotic pain relievers, sleeping pills, sedatives, cimetidine, quinidine.
- Fioricet W/codeine may interfere with the effectiveness of birth control pills.
- Discuss using other methods of birth control with your doctor.
- Acetaminophen is an ingredient in many nonprescription products and in some combination prescription medications.
- Read the labels carefully before taking other pain relievers, fever reducers, or cold products to see if they also contain acetaminophen.
- Consult your pharmacist if you are uncertain if your other prescription or nonprescription products contain acetaminophen.
- (Also see adult maximum daily dose information in Side Effects section).
- Avoid the use of alcohol while taking Fioricet W/codeine.
- Do not start or stop any medicine without doctor or pharmacist approval.
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Sex:
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Age: 19
Time Taken:
5 weeks
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| Reason: persistent headaches |
Date:
14 February 2007 |
Side Effects
Positive - this improves my mood, social skills, and mental acuity. I also have noticed an increase in motivation, which leads to productivity.
Negative - this has HIGH abuse potential if not kept in check. I have definitely noticed a rapidly developing tolerance. NOT an ideal medication for anyone who has frequently abused or currently abuses drugs of any sort.
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I have had daily debilitating headaches (sometimes they fit the criteria for migraines, sometimes they do not) for a few months now - ever since I took Wellbutrin for a few days. OTC headache treatments have NEVER worked for me, not even as a small child, so this was a godsend! However, tolerance to codeine escalates rather quickly, and does not ever top out (it is an opiate). Barbiturates are also supposedly very addictive; I have not noticed any signs of physical addiction yet. I am trying to find another medicine that works for me because of the addiction/abuse potential. Unfortunately, this is BY FAR the best thing I have found. Most other medications render me what I can only describe as "narcoleptic" for a few days, and some are too intoxicating to be of any use.
Note: the first week or so I took this, it was also mildly intoxicating. However, I got over it, and no longer get such effects.
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CONDITIONS OF USE: The information in this database is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgement of healthcare professionals. The information is not intended to cover all possible uses, directions, precautions, drug interactions or adverse effects, nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is safe, appropriate or effective for you or anyone else. A healthcare professional should be consulted before taking any drug, changing any diet or commencing or discontinuing any course of treatment.
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