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Prescription for painkillers is required now for codeine

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Medication containing codeine will be available only with a prescription from February. (AAP) Source: AAP

Drugs such as Nurofen Plus, Panadeine, Mersyndol and Codral were obtained without any prescription, which will change next month to reduce the addiction to painkillers that cause the death of 100 people every year



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