Pholcodine consumption increases the risk of perioperative anaphylaxis to neuromuscular blocking agents
Pholcodine is an opioid medicine that works by suppressing the cough reflex in the brain thus reducing the nerve signals that are sent to the muscles involved in coughing. It is used in adults and children to treat nonproductive (dry) coughs and is most commonly used in cough syrups and often in combination with other […]