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aspirin + butalbital + caffeine + codeine

Development stage
Unknown
Lead developer
Sandoz
Modality
Small Molecules
Administration
Oral
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Overview

Aspirin + butalbital + caffeine + codeine is an oral fixed-dose **small molecule combination** analgesic containing aspirin, butalbital, caffeine, and codeine phosphate. It is FDA-approved in capsule form for the management of the symptom complex of **tension headache** or **muscle contraction headache** when non-opioid analgesics and alternative treatments are inadequate. The combination pairs aspirin-mediated cyclooxygenase inhibition with barbiturate sedative effects from butalbital, adenosine receptor antagonism and analgesic adjuvant activity from caffeine, and opioid receptor agonism from codeine. Marketed in the United States under brand names including Ascomp with Codeine, Fiorinal with Codeine, and Fiortal with Codeine, it is reserved for patients who have not responded adequately to other options because of risks including addiction, abuse, misuse, overdose, and life-threatening respiratory depression related mainly to the butalbital and codeine components.

Brand names
Ascomp with CodeineFiorinal with CodeineFiortal with Codeine
Other names
butalbital + aspirin + caffeine + codeine phosphatebutalbital, aspirin, caffeine, and codeine phosphate capsulesbutalbital aspirin caffeine and codeine phosphate
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Targets

ADORA2A (Adenosine A₂A Receptor)GABRR (GABA-A receptor subunit rho)PTGS2 (Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthase 2)ADORA1 (Adenosine receptor A1 subtype)MOR (Mu opioid receptor)PGHS-1 (Prostaglandin G/H Synthase 1)

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