Dihydrocodeine 30mg tablets are an opioid painkiller. This medicine is used to treat moderate to severe pain, such as after an operation or a serious injury (Wotherspoon et al (1991)).
It’s also used for long-term chronic pain if weaker painkillers, such as paracetamol, ibuprofen and aspirin, have not worked (NHS,2022).
Dihydrocodeine tablets work by blocking pain signals from the central nervous system and the brain.
It comes as standard tablets, slow-release tablets and as a liquid that you swallow. It can also be given by an injection into the muscle or under the skin. This is usually done in hospitals.
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