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Tylenol with codeine — Competitive Intelligence Brief
marketed
Opioid analgesic combination
Mu opioid receptor (codeine); cyclooxygenase enzymes (acetaminophen)
Pain Management
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Tylenol with codeine (Tylenol with codeine) — National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH). Acetaminophen reduces fever and mild-to-moderate pain through inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis, while codeine is an opioid agonist that enhances pain relief through central nervous system depression.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tylenol with codeine TARGET | Tylenol with codeine | National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) | marketed | Opioid analgesic combination | Mu opioid receptor (codeine); cyclooxygenase enzymes (acetaminophen) | |
| BENZHYDROCODONE | BENZHYDROCODONE | marketed | Opioid analgesic combination; full mu-opioid agonist with non-opioid analgesic | Mu-opioid receptors (primary); delta and kappa opioid receptors (secondary); central nervous system pain pathways | 2018-01-01 | |
| Codeine/acetaminophen | Codeine/acetaminophen | Montefiore Medical Center | marketed | Opioid analgesic combination | Mu-opioid receptor (codeine); COX enzymes (acetaminophen) | |
| hydrocodone/APAP | hydrocodone/APAP | VA Office of Research and Development | marketed | Opioid analgesic combination | Mu opioid receptor (hydrocodone); COX inhibitor (acetaminophen) | |
| Morphine-Promethazine | Morphine-Promethazine | Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center | marketed | Opioid analgesic combination | Mu-opioid receptor (morphine); H1 histamine receptor (promethazine) | |
| metoprolol plus morphine | metoprolol plus morphine | Sahlgrenska University Hospital | marketed | Beta-blocker plus opioid analgesic combination | Beta-1 adrenergic receptor; mu-opioid receptor | |
| dexketoprofen trometamol + tramadol hydrochloride | dexketoprofen trometamol + tramadol hydrochloride | Kavaklıdere Umut Hospital | marketed | NSAID + opioid analgesic combination | COX-1/COX-2 (dexketoprofen); mu-opioid receptor, norepinephrine transporter, serotonin transporter (tramadol) |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Opioid analgesic combination class)
- VA Office of Research and Development · 3 drugs in this class
- Rothman Institute Orthopaedics · 2 drugs in this class
- Labopharm Inc. · 2 drugs in this class
- University of Rochester · 2 drugs in this class
- Montefiore Medical Center · 2 drugs in this class
- Maastricht University Medical Center · 2 drugs in this class
- Henry Ford Health System · 1 drug in this class
- Daewon Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. · 1 drug in this class
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine · 1 drug in this class
- Johnson & Johnson Taiwan Ltd · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Tylenol with codeine — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/tylenol-with-codeine. Accessed 2026-05-13.
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