Codeine sulfate and Ambien drug interactions - a phase IV clinical study of FDA data

Summary:

Drug interactions are reported among people who take Codeine sulfate (codeine sulfate) and Ambien (zolpidem tartrate). Common drug interactions include tachycardia among females and cough among males.

The phase IV clinical study analyzes what interactions people have when they take Codeine sulfate and Ambien. It is created by eHealthMe based on reports of 49 people who take the same drugs from the FDA, and is updated regularly.

What is Codeine sulfate?

Codeine sulfate has active ingredients of codeine sulfate. It is often used in pain. eHealthMe is studying from 4,510 Codeine sulfate users. Check the latest studies of Codeine sulfate.

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Ambien has active ingredients of zolpidem tartrate. It is often used in insomnia. eHealthMe is studying from 93,519 Ambien users. Check the latest studies of Ambien.

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On Sep, 01, 2026

49 people who take Codeine sulfate and Ambien together, and have interactions are studied.

Codeine sulfate and Ambien drug interactions.

What are the common drug interactions of Codeine Sulfate and Ambien, by gender? *:

female:

  1. Tachycardia (a heart rate that exceeds the range of 100 beats/min)
  2. Blood cholesterol increased
  3. Diarrhoea
  4. Dysphagia (a condition in which swallowing is difficult or painful)
  5. Emotional distress
  6. Myofascial pain syndrome (a painful condition that affects the muscles and the sheath of the tissue)
  7. Neoplasm malignant (cancer tumour)
  8. Neoplasm progression (growth of tumour)
  9. Osteoarthritis (a joint disease caused by cartilage loss in a joint)
  10. Temporomandibular joint syndrome (pain at the temporomandibular joint due to various causes of increased muscle tension and spasm. it is believed that syndrome is a physical manifestation of psychological stress)

male:

  1. Cough
  2. Depression
  3. Sleep apnoea syndrome (a sleep-related disorder in which the effort to breathe is diminished or absent)
  4. Stomatitis (inflammation of mucous membrane of mouth)
  5. Abdominal discomfort
  6. Abdominal pain
  7. Acne (skin problems that cause pimples)
  8. Activities of daily living impaired
  9. Acute hepatic failure
  10. Aggression

What are the common drug interactions of Codeine Sulfate and Ambien, by age (0-1 to 60+)? *:

0-1:

n/a

2-9:

n/a

10-19:

n/a

20-29:

n/a

30-39:

  1. Depression
  2. Endometriosis (appearance of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and causing pelvic pain)
  3. Hypermobility syndrome (abnormalities cause abnormal stress on a joint or many joint)
  4. Muscle spasms (muscle contraction)
  5. Surgery
  6. Suicide attempt
  7. Cough
  8. Acute hepatic failure
  9. Arthralgia (joint pain)
  10. Asthenia (weakness)

40-49:

  1. Abdominal discomfort
  2. Activities of daily living impaired
  3. Agoraphobia (extreme or irrational fear of crowded spaces or enclosed public places)
  4. Asthenia (weakness)
  5. Avulsion fracture (bone fracture)
  6. Blood urea increased
  7. Chest pain
  8. Colonic polyp (extra part of colon tissue grow in intestine)
  9. Depression
  10. Drug dependence

50-59:

  1. Diarrhoea
  2. Dizziness
  3. Dyspnoea (difficult or laboured respiration)
  4. Enterocele (hernia of the intestine through the vagina)
  5. Facial pain
  6. Fall
  7. Febrile neutropenia (fever with reduced white blood cells)
  8. Gastroenteritis clostridial (inflammation of stomach and intestine clostridial)
  9. Head injury
  10. Hepatomegaly (abnormal enlargement of the liver)

60+:

  1. Pain in extremity
  2. Actinomycosis (infection that causes sores, or abscesses)
  3. Emotional distress
  4. Face oedema (swelling of face)
  5. Gingival swelling (gums swelling)
  6. Hyperplasia (enlargement of an organ or tissue)
  7. Hypoaesthesia (reduced sense of touch or sensation)
  8. Impaired healing
  9. Inflammation
  10. Myofascial pain syndrome (a painful condition that affects the muscles and the sheath of the tissue)

What are the existing conditions these people have? *

  1. Stress And Anxiety: 13 people, 26.53%
  2. Metastases To Bone (cancer spreads to bone): 10 people, 20.41%
  3. Breast Cancer: 10 people, 20.41%
  4. Depression: 9 people, 18.37%
  5. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (a condition in which stomach contents leak backward from the stomach into the oesophagus): 8 people, 16.33%
  6. Metastases To Spine (cancer spreads to spine): 5 people, 10.20%
  7. Sleep Disorder: 4 people, 8.16%
  8. Renal Cell Carcinoma (a kidney cancer): 4 people, 8.16%
  9. Narcolepsy (brain's inability to regulate sleep-wake cycles normally): 4 people, 8.16%
  10. Bone Pain: 4 people, 8.16%

* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.

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How the study uses the data?

The study uses data from the FDA. It is based on codeine sulfate and zolpidem tartrate (the active ingredients of Codeine sulfate and Ambien, respectively), and Codeine sulfate and Ambien (the brand names). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study.

How to use the study?

DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.

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