Here's what happened when codeine was made prescription-only

Dr Cairns (PhD) is a senior poisons specialist (research and audit), NSW Poisons Information Centre, The Childre's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, NSW.

8th October 2019

Fears switching the painkiller codeine to a prescription-only medicine would lead to more people misusing stronger painkillers are unfounded, according to research published this month.

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Here's what happened when codeine was made prescription-only

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