OTCs Under Threat In Europe: Calls To Reverse-Switch Codeine And Others In Poland And Ireland
Executive Summary
Poland's ministry of health is calling for codeine, dextromethorphan and pseudoephedrine to be reverse-switched from OTC to prescription status in response to abuse of the drugs by adolescents. At the same time, an academic paper argues Ireland should restrict codeine to prescription-only sale to combat an addiction epidemic "verging on eruption."
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