Aspirin / Caffeine / Ipecac / Opium
This multi-ingredient medication combines aspirin, caffeine, ipecac, and opium. It appears to be an older analgesic formulation that leverages the pain-relieving properties of aspirin and opium, with caffeine potentially enhancing analgesic effects. The inclusion of ipecac suggests it may have been used for specific gastrointestinal or pain-related conditions.
A multi-ingredient analgesic combining aspirin, caffeine, ipecac, and opium for pain management.
Key facts at a glance
- RxNorm
- 689516
- Generic
- Aspirin / Caffeine / Ipecac / Opium
- Class
- multi-ingredient
- Brands
- —
- Availability
- rx
- Lactation
- unknown
- Routes
- —
- Forms
- —
- Regions
- US, EU, CN, JP
- Monitoring
- —
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Historically used for moderate to severe pain relief, particularly when associated with gastrointestinal symptoms. The opium component may provide anti-diarrheal effects, while aspirin addresses inflammation and pain.
Aspirin provides analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects through COX enzyme inhibition. Caffeine may enhance aspirin absorption and pain relief. Opium acts on opioid receptors to reduce pain perception and slow GI motility. Ipecac induces vomiting, though its purpose in this combination is unclear.
Many of the individual components in this formulation are no longer commonly used or recommended in modern medicine. Ipecac is generally discouraged for poisoning treatment. Opium carries risk of dependence. Patients should consult healthcare providers about current alternative treatments with better safety profiles.
Official drug label
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