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Codeine vs Oxycodone - What's the difference?

codeine | oxycodone |

As nouns the difference between codeine and oxycodone

is that codeine is codeine while oxycodone is (pharmaceutical drug) a very powerful and potentially addictive opioid analgesic medication synthesized from thebaine.

codeine

English

(wikipedia codeine)

Noun

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  • (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

    oxycodone

    English

    (wikipedia oxycodone)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (pharmaceutical drug) A very powerful and potentially addictive opioid analgesic medication synthesized from thebaine.