The over-the-counter drugs are typically used for short-term relief of mild-to-moderate pain, often sold in combination with ...

For a medicine so commonly found in bathroom cabinets and high street pharmacies, codeine has a surprisingly complicated ...

Supreme Court warns codeine-based cough syrups are destroying generations, highlights rampant misuse among youth and calls ...

The cough syrup codeine linctus will now only be available to patients with a prescription due to concerns over abuse and addiction. The medicine, which was previously available to buy in pharmacies, ...

Medications containing codeine could no longer be available over the chemist counter but instead require a visit to your GP. Another big push to stop any medicines containing codeine to be available ...