Butalbital, Aspirin, Caffeine and Codeine Phosphate

FDA Drug Profile — Ascomp with Codeine, BUTALBITAL, ASPIRIN, CAFFEINE AND CODEINE PHOSPHATE

Drug Details

Generic Name
Butalbital, Aspirin, Caffeine and Codeine Phosphate
Brand Names
Ascomp with Codeine, BUTALBITAL, ASPIRIN, CAFFEINE AND CODEINE PHOSPHATE
Application Number
ANDA075231
Sponsor
Breckenridge Pharmaceutical, Inc.
NDC Codes
2
Dosage Forms
CAPSULE
Routes
ORAL
Active Ingredients
ASPIRIN, BUTALBITAL, CAFFEINE, CODEINE PHOSPHATE

Indications and Usage

1 INDICATIONS AND USAGE BUTALBITAL, ASPIRIN, CAFFEINE and CODEINE PHOSPHATE is indicated for the management of the symptom complex of tension (or muscle contraction) headache, when non-opioid analgesic and alternative treatments are inadequate. BUTALBITAL, ASPIRIN, CAFFEINE and CODEINE PHOSPHATE is a combination of butalbital, a barbiturate, aspirin, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, caffeine, a methylxanthine, and codeine phosphate, an opioid agonist, and is indicated for the management of the symptom complex of tension (or muscle contraction) headache, when other non-opioid analgesics and alternative treatments are inadequate. Limitations of Use Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, misuse, overdose, and death, which can occur at any dosage or duration and persist over the course of therapy, reserve opioid analgesics, including BUTALBITAL, ASPIRIN, CAFFEINE and CODEINE PHOSPHATE for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain ( 1 , 5.1 ). BUTALBITAL, ASPIRIN, CAFFEINE and CODEINE PHOSPHATE should not be used for an extended period of time unless the pain remains severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatment options continue to be inadequate. Limitations of Use Because of the risks of addiction, abuse, misuse, overdose, and death, which can occur at any dosage or duration and persist over the course of therapy [see Warnings and Precautions ( 5.1 ) ] , reserve opioid analgesics, including BUTALBITAL, ASPIRIN, CAFFEINE and CODEINE PHOSPHATE for use in patients for whom alternative treatment options are ineffective, not tolerated, or would be otherwise inadequate to provide sufficient management of pain. BUTALBITAL, ASPIRIN, CAFFEINE and CODEINE PHOSPHATE should not be used for an extended period of time unless the pain remains severe enough to require an opioid analgesic and for which alternative treatment options continue to be inadequate.