Active ingredient
Codeine
4 medications authorised for sale in Canada are filed under Codeine, and more are filed under a related name below.
How it is classified
- Respiratory system
The anatomical main group records the body system a medicine acts on. It is not a statement of what this ingredient treats, and nothing on this page is.
Products containing Codeine
- Codeine Contin 100MG Controlled Release Tab
- Codeine Contin 150MG Controlled Release Tab
- Codeine Contin 200MG Controlled Release Tab
- Codeine Contin 50MG Controlled Release Tab
Strengths and forms differ between these products — check them against your own. Containing the same active ingredient does not mean two products can be substituted for each other: whether a substitution is permitted is a provincial decision, and this page does not show it. Ask a pharmacist.
Filed under a related name
- Codeine Phosphate — 29 products
Health Canada files these separately, so they are counted separately here. They are chemically related to Codeine and a product on either page may be what you are holding — check the name on the box against the names above.
How Health Canada files this ingredient
- CODEINE (CODEINE MONOHYDRATE, CODEINE SULFATE TRIHYDRATE)
- CODEINE (CODEINE SULFATE TRIHYDRATE, CODEINE MONOHYDRATE)
These are the spellings used across the products above, including the specific salt in each. They are grouped here as one ingredient.
Source: Health Canada — Drug Product Database. Data current as of 2026-08-13. Marketed human products only.