truthseeker
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Its a bit half measured - why not just make codeine products prescription only?
Just to clarify - Panadol/Paracetamol is not in the same category as Codeine - as regards addiction potential.You could make Codeine a prescription drug but do you really want a case where people have to go to a doctor to get a prescription for panadol? GP's are under enough pressure as it is.
I think having it as a behind the counter drug is the only way. Not a perfect solution though
Just to clarify - Panadol/Paracetamol is not in the same category as Codeine - as regards addiction potential.
Isn't paracetamol abuse one of the biggest causes of liver failure and accounts for the majority of drug overdose deaths in many countries. Also codeine is often used in combination with other ingredients so if you were to make codeine itself a prescription drug, you would need to go the doctor to buy panadol extra. (open to correction on this)
Codeine (or a related drug) does not cure a cough. The drugs merely act at a symptomatic level as cough suppressants.... I also find that a bottle of Codeine is the only thing that cures a cough in winter, ...
That's an invalid comparison IMHO. Alcohol and tobacco are not health-care products / medicines and the guidelines for sale / supply of them are not the remit of the pharmacists or the .... It also seems to me to be a bit of a farce when you look at the numbers of alcoholics staggering round the country yet no one is challenging their usage when they go buy a bottle of spirits a day in the off licence - ditto smoking.
That's an invalid comparison IMHO. Alcohol and tobacco are not health-care products / medicines and the guidelines for sale / supply of them are not the remit of the pharmacists or the .
I don't see why yet again, a small few who can't follow simple instructions mean the rest of the population are nannied.
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