Could UK Face Addiction Crisis Over Codeine-Based Cough Syrups? Pharmacies Brace for Change
The medicinal safety regulator of the U.K is now raising concerns about the addictive qualities and health hazards caused by the over-the-counter availability of codeine linctus and cough syrup. Therefore, it wishes to receive feedback from the public on reclassifying this substance into a prescription-only medicine as a result of the increasing numbers of abuse […]