Here's what happened when codeine was made prescription only. No, the sky didn't fall in
- Written by Rose Cairns, Lecturer in Pharmacy, University of Sydney
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Fears switching the painkiller codeine to a prescription only medicine would lead to more people misusing stronger painkillers are unfounded, according to research published today.
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