Codeine-containing painkillers may soon no longer be available over the counter in Australian pharmacies. Philippa Willitts/Flickr, CC BY-NC Australia’s drug regulator is looking into reclassifying ...

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Cough syrup containing codeine could only be available via a GP under new proposals. (Getty Images) Cough syrup – or codeine linctus – could be made prescription-only over concerns of addiction among ...

On February 1, all codeine-containing medicines sold over the counter will become prescription only. With about one million Australians taking medicines that contain codeine, the effects will be ...

Medicines containing codeine will not be sold over the counter starting in 2018, following a decision by the Therapeutic Goods Administration. (TGA)The T-G-A says the move is in response to ongoing ...

Australia has become the latest country to ban over-the-counter sales of medications containing the opioid painkiller codeine. The new regulation, which will come into effect on 1 February 2018, is ...

From February 1, 2018 all products that contain codeine will only be available for sale in pharmacies with a prescription. This means you won’t be able to buy brands like Nurofen Plus, Panadeine or ...