Barbadians are attempting to smuggle cough syrup containing codeine linctus into North American countries such as Canada where they can fetch as high as $1 000 to $3 000 for a bottle which sells ...

Codeine linctus is recommended to ease the symptoms of a dry cough in adults and children over the age of 12. Credit: Pexels Cough syrup containing codeine is set to be banned from pharmacies over ...

The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) announced that codeine linctus, an oral solution or syrup licensed to treat dry cough in adults, is to be reclassified to a ...

The cough syrup codeine linctus will now only be available to patients with a prescription due to concerns over abuse and addiction. The medicine, which was previously available to buy in ...

The cough syrup codeine linctus will now only be available to patients with a prescription due to concerns over abuse and addiction.

Codeine linctus helps to ease the symptoms of a dry cough in adults and children over the age of 12 with no breathing difficulties. The decision to make it prescription-only was made following an ...

A cough syrup is now only available to people who have a prescription, after fears it is being abused and could lead to addiction. Patients could previously buy Codeine Linctus at pharmacies, but ...

Codeine linctus, a syrup used to treat dry coughs in adults, will now only be available via prescription "due to the risk of abuse, dependency and overdose".

Codeine linctus, a syrup used to treat dry coughs in adults, will now only be available via prescription "due to the risk of abuse, dependency and overdose".