Barbadians are attempting to smuggle cough syrup containing codeine linctus into North American countries such as Canada ...

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Codeine-containing cough syrups are being restricted over fears people are getting addicted to the powerful drug. All codeine linctus products – which were available over-the-counter for as ...

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is asking the public for their views on changing codeine linctus - which is a syrup with the active ingredient codeine phosphate and ...

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 is an opioid medicine ...

Cough syrup or codeine linctus could no longer be available over the counter because of concerns it is addictive and can lead to serious health problems. Rising numbers of reports of drug abuse ...

Codeine linctus will now only be available with a doctor's note because people are worried that the cough syrup could be addictive. Before, you could buy this medicine in shops where they sell ...

The medicine for dry coughs, called codeine linctus, has been reclassified by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), following a public consultation that received ...

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 ...

If given the go-ahead, it would mean Britons wanting codeine linctus — one specific kind of codeine medication — would be grilled by a GP before they are allowed to purchase it. The MHRA ...

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 pharmacies, ...