Co-dydramol 30mg/500mg tablets
Requires a prescription from a doctor or prescriber
Lowest controls; includes some codeine preparations
Legal requirements and restrictions
Preparations containing controlled drugs in low concentrations. Subject to minimal controls - mainly invoicing requirements.
Legal requirements
- No special prescription requirements
- No controlled drugs register required
- No safe custody requirements
- Invoices must be retained for 2 years
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9 branded products available
Part of the Remedeine brand family (generic: Co-dydramol)
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Remedeine Forte tablets
Co-dydramol 30mg/500mg tablets
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View full Drug TariffSource: NHS Drug Tariff via NHSBSA. Derived from dm+d VMPP (Virtual Medicinal Product Pack) pricing data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Reviews & meta-analyses: 28 · Randomised trials: 18 · 1996–2026
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Gustavo C Machado, Christopher G. Maher, Paulo H. Ferreira, et al.
BMJ, 2015
- Acetaminophen
- Osteoarthritis, Hip
- Low Back Pain
Emma Maund, Catriona McDaid, Stephen Rice, et al.
British Journal of Anaesthesia, 2011
- Acetaminophen
- Analgesics, Opioid
- Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Andrew Moore, Sally Collins, Dawn Carroll, et al.
Pain, 1997
- Palliative Care
- Acetaminophen
- Acute Disease
Weiya Zhang, A Jones, M Doherty
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 2004
- Acetaminophen
- Osteoarthritis
- Patient Satisfaction
Amanda Aparecida Oliveira Leopoldino, Gustavo C Machado, Paulo H. Ferreira, et al.
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2019
- Acetaminophen
- Liver
- Pain Measurement
Anton J.M. de Craen, Gaist Giulio, Angela J.E.M Lampe-Schoenmaeckers, et al.
BMJ, 1996
- Acetaminophen
- Analgesia
- Analgesics
Roman Prymula, Claire‐Anne Siegrist, Roman Chlíbek, et al.
The Lancet, 2009
- Acetaminophen
- Antibody Formation
- Fever
Christopher Williams, Christopher G. Maher, Jane Latimer, et al.
The Lancet, 2014
- Acetaminophen
- Assessment of Medication Adherence
- Pain Measurement
Heleen M. den Hertog, H. Bart van der Worp, H. Maarten A. van Gemert, et al.
The Lancet Neurology, 2009
Q. Weng, S. Goh, Jing Wu, et al.
British Journal of Sports Medicine, 2023
Sources: aggregated from Europe PMC (EMBL-EBI), OpenAlex, Crossref, PubMed and other open scholarly databases. Retracted articles are excluded. Study information is provided for research purposes and does not constitute medical advice.
Scientific data (pharmacology, interactions, ADME) is not yet available for this medicine. Clinical sections are sourced from the NHS dm+d database.