Codeine is commonly used in medication to treat mild or moderate pain.
Making codeine available only to those with a prescription would be a “disproportionate response” to the problem of addiction, the Irish Pharmacy Union has saidCodeine is used in a number of over the counter medications, such as Solpadine and Nurofen Plus, but overuse of the drug can sometimes lead to addiction.Soon, Noel became known in his local area as someone dependent on the medication and he took to travelling to nearby towns or asking friends to buy the pills for him instead.
“She’d been on it for years… She would come in every three months looking for a prescription for it, so I continued it. “What happens is, if you go to one pharmacy, a pharmacist can check on the system and find out if you’re on the same medication at other pharmacies… So, it really cuts down on the ability of people to go to several pharmacies.President of the Irish Pharmacy Union Dermot Twomey said his members were “very aware” of the impact that codeine dependence could have.
“There may be multifactorial issues at play, however, the guidelines are very clear - they come from the pharmaceutical society and we and our members and team have to follow them.
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