Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10516233 | Public Health | 2015 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
- There is a wide variation in the sales of OTC medicines containing codeine across the European Union.
- All countries selling OTC codeine medicines impose a level of restriction but these vary substantially.
- The relative merits of the regimes offered to prevent adverse effects including codeine misuse and dependence remain unknown.
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Authors
M. Foley, R. Harris, E. Rich, A. Rapca, M. Bergin, I. Norman, M.C. Van Hout,