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Acetaminophen/Codeine

Acetaminophen/Codeine Dosage

Robert Chad Hakim, PharmD, BCCCPAllison Gourley, PharmD
Reviewed by Robert Chad Hakim, PharmD, BCCCP, Allison Gourley, PharmD
Last reviewed on April 3, 2024

The average cost for 30 tablets of 300mg/30mg of Acetaminophen/Codeine is $13.13 with a free GoodRx coupon. This is 65.44% off the average retail price of $37.99.

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Dosage

Quantity

Price as low as

Price per unit

300mg/15mg

12 tablets

$9.33

$0.78

300mg/30mg

30 tablets

$13.13

$0.44

300mg/60mg

120 tablets

$37.81

$0.32

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Dosage

Quantity

Price as low as

Price per unit

120mg/12mg/5ml

120 ml

$29.36

$0.24

Typical dosage for Acetaminophen/Codeine

Your healthcare professional (HCP) will prescribe the lowest dose of Acetaminophen/Codeine for the shortest duration of time to treat your pain.

Acetaminophen/Codeine tablets

  • Adults: The typical starting dose is 300 mg/15 mg (Acetaminophen/Codeine) by mouth every 4 hours as needed for pain.

Acetaminophen/Codeine oral solution Each 5 mL contains 12 mg of codeine and 120 mg of acetaminophen.

  • Adults: The typical dose is 15 mL by mouth every 4 hours as needed.

Don't take more than 4,000 mg of acetaminophen within a 24-hour period.

Acetaminophen/Codeine shouldn't be given to children younger than 12 years of age, or to children younger than 18 years of age if they recently had tonsil or adenoid surgery.

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Why trust our experts?

Robert Chad Hakim, PharmD, BCCCP, started his full-time career as a clinical pharmacist at UCLA Health in the general medicine, general cardiology, and ICU units after completing residency in 2016. He also was the preceptor for the general medicine rotation from 2017 to 2021, which was a required rotation for all pharmacy residents.
Allison Gourley, PharmD, is a kidney and pancreas transplant pharmacist at a teaching hospital in the San Francisco Bay Area. When she’s not educating patients about their immunosuppressants, she's actively involved in transplant research.

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