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MHRA mulls codeine linctus P to POM switch amid ‘recreational’ use concerns

 
• By James Stent

The medicines regulator has launched a month-long public consultation on whether to make the opioid cough medicine prescription-only, it has announced.

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There are “significant concerns” about “misuse and addictive potential as well as the risk of overdose”
James Stent

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James Stent joined C+D as a digital reporter in May 2023 from the South African human rights news agency GroundUp, where he was senior reporter and consultant editor.

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