It's also putting a hell of a lot of responsibility on the shoulders of the pharmacist. If you ask me it's going to be impossible to police. As for the Nurofen-Plus GG you must have a great digestive system because I would be sick for a week after taking them.
I work in a retail pharmacy myself and we have been giving out printed warnings with all Codeine sales over the last few weeks. Yes there is a place for Codeine but only when used responsibly. It has been banned in the US for years and they're quite happy to make do with Advil lol
The guidance includes the following key points: • Non-prescription medicinal products containing codeine should be stored in a retail pharmacy business (pharmacy), out of the view of the public, to facilitate the legislative requirement that these products must not be accessible to the public for self-selection. • Non-prescription ‘combination’ products, containing codeine and paracetamol, aspirin or ibuprofen, should be supplied only as ‘second line’ products for the treatment of pain relief, when single ingredient products, such as paracetamol, aspirin or ibuprofen, have not shown to be effective. • Non-prescription medicinal products containing codeine should only be used in accordance with the terms of their marketing authorisations, which all state that the product be used for short-term use, no longer than three days. • Patients need to be fully advised of the correct use of these products and the risks associated with their misuse. It is also essential that patients be facilitated in obtaining medical assistance for any health problems related to their misuse that may arise. 1
it's not going on prescription though but just has to be kept out of public view. I know a few intelligent professional people who have a 24+ a day Solpadeine addiction. People are too eager to take these remedies for minor headaches and the like instead of the one ingredient option. Of course Codeine has it's place but just shouldn't be used willy nilly for minor ailments
The numbers of people addicted to O.T.C medicines in Ireland has risen sharply over the last few years. These medicines are mainly Codeine based and are meant for use on no more than three consecutive days because of their habit forming properties. People addicted to such medicines range from all across the socio-economic scale From August 1st 2010 all medicines with the ingredient Codeine will have to be kept out of public view in pharmacies and while not going as far as to be made prescription only, it will be at the phamacist's descretion whether they can be so...ld to particular people and there's talk of pharmacies keeping a register of customer habits. The products include, Solpadeine, Nurofen-Plus, Migraleve, Veganin, Syndol, Feminax, Panadeine and cough medicines such as Codinex. There are many people out there who have problems with these medicines but think it's ok because they're Over The Counter drugs. There is help out there but I think more people need to be made aware of the problem and seek help
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RE: Medication
that's the thing though there's nothing stopping them visiting a large shopping centre and going to every pharmacy for a packet