[nightmare]

No mention of distalgesic being the same as coproxamol in the BNF,in fact it does not give much about distalgesic except for a patient info sheet.

Oops I stand corrected,Sharrie.I just found mention on the net and yes they are the same product,my apologies.

So therefore Darvocet N would be coproxamol/distalgesic.

[barrjan]

Originally Posted by Whisper

I just found out that dihydrocodeinone (df118) is called Vicodin in the US,

(if everyone else knew, sorry, but I was watching 'house' and curiosity got the better of me.

I had a feeling that it was df118. do they use that much in the UK. My husbands family use that a lot. I had toothache and the dentist gave me a prescription for that and it left me feeling hungover all day, i don't know how anyone could get addicted to that feeling.

[sharrie]

Originally Posted by barrjan

I had a feeling that it was df118. do they use that much in the UK. My husbands family use that a lot. I had toothache and the dentist gave me a prescription for that and it left me feeling hungover all day, i don't know how anyone could get addicted to that feeling.

No, DF118 are very rarely prescribed here because there are better analgesics available with lower side effect profiles.

You do get the odd patient who is admitted who has been on the drug for years and years and are notoriously difficult to manage pain control

[barrjan]

Here's another one Tylenol and Codeine3, i think that is Co Codamol 500/30 with 30mg codeine. I worked in Orthopaedic Trauma before we moved over to the States i do remember we had it in the trolley but we never used it.

[Silverdragon102]

Co codamol is more used now. DF118's didn't bother me but give me 2 co codamol and it made me feel ill

[barrjan]

I meant that we had Df118 in the trolley. We used Co codamol, and Co dyramol. If they were given as TTO's they were not allowed to have a repeat prescription, but over here you can get refills, it's no wonder that people get addicted.

[LMPhilbric]

Hi, Sharrie,

We do use tramadol here. It goes by the trade name Ultram. It can also be called Ultracet when it's combined with acetaminophen (paracetamol). I used to use these names in Canada, but it's been so long...lol.