After being swamped with submissions on the proposal, the Therapeutic Goods Administration has decided products with codeine will no longer be available over the counter. The regulator said it had ...

Patients will need a prescription for products containing codeine from February 2018. (AAP) Ever rushed down to the local chemist to grab cold and flu tablets, or painkillers for a headache? If that ...

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 ...

YOU won’t be able to buy Nurofen Plus, Codral or Panadeine with a simple trip to the chemist next year, and pharmacists aren’t happy about it. That’s the claim from the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, ...

They drink it in alleyways and markets, at bars and in private homes. They take it straight or mix it with Coca-Cola, making their purchases underground or in pharmacies, with a prescription or ...

Nigeria has banned cough syrups containing the painkiller codeine because of concern about misuse and addiction, the government said. Health Minister Isaac Adewole said the ban was introduced because ...

Three secondary schools in Abuja on Thursday had a heated debate on the ban on codeine-based cough syrup as the solution to drug addiction in the country. The schools slogged it out in the 2018 Abuja ...

Kate Murray started taking codeine painkillers when she was 19. While she had been experiencing physical pain, taking them was about something else entirely: coping with the trauma of sexual abuse.

Don't miss out on the headlines from Cairns. Followed categories will be added to My News. After being swamped with submissions on the proposal, the Therapeutic Goods Administration has decided ...