Weekly Dose: codeine doesn't work for some people, and works too well for others
- Written by Olaf Drummer, Professor, Forensic Medicine, Monash University
Codeine is a synthetic drug derived from morphine. It was first discovered in 1832 by Pierre Robiquet, a French chemist. Small amounts of codeine are actually found in the opium poppy from which morphine is extracted, although modern formulations make codeine from pharmaceutical-grade morphine.
Authors: Olaf Drummer, Professor, Forensic Medicine, Monash University