Codeine now no longer over the counter

From now on, Australians can no longer obtain codeine medications over the counter. Some people have been stockpiling the medications in anticipation of the February 1st ban. One drug maker has already discontinued a line of codeine products entirely.

Codeine tablet-Stefan Bellini-Creative Commons CC0.1; myDNA test kits-Allan Sheffield Source: Wikimedia Commons, myDNA