Co-proxamol

An analgesic drug containing paracetamol and the weak opioid analgesic dextropropoxyphene, widely used to relieve mild to moderate pain that has not responded to paracetamol or other nonopioid analgesics alone. Side effects are dizziness, drowsiness, constipation, and nausea. The drug may be habit-forming if taken over a long period.

 

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