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Hydrocodone vs Codeine - What's the difference?

hydrocodone | codeine |

As nouns the difference between hydrocodone and codeine

is that hydrocodone is a narcotic opiate prescribed as an analgesic and antitussive while codeine is codeine.

hydrocodone

English

Noun

(wikipedia hydrocodone)
  • A narcotic opiate prescribed as an analgesic and antitussive.

    • codeine

    English

    (wikipedia codeine)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) An addictive alkaloid narcotic derived from opium and used as a hypnotic, analgesic and cough suppressant; often mixed with aspirin etc.

    • Related terms

    * morphine