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Recommended single and total daily doses for orally administered codeine salts presented as doses of codeine to treat dry cough (Prescribing Information, 2015; Bracher et al., 2016)
| Age group | Single dose mg codeinea | Total daily dose mg codeine |
|---|---|---|
| Adolescents over the age of 12 years and adults | 15–44 mg, can be repeated every 6–8 h; in individual cases up to 100 mg | Up to 200 mg |
Anhydrous codeine base, CAS No 76‐57‐3, MW: 299.36 g/mol.
