Medicines regulator may restrict codeine to prescription-only

SA’s medicines regulator has revived the debate on the control of codeine and is considering ruling that popular painkillers and cough suppressants are sold on prescription-only, unless the industry can come up with a viable alternative.

Restricting codeine to prescription-only would reduce sales and hit local pharmaceutical manufacturer Adcock Ingram particularly hard, as it is the dominant player...

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