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Nielsen, Suzanne and Van Hout, Marie Claire (2017) Over-the-counter codeine - from therapeutic use to dependence, and the grey areas in between. Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences, 34, pp. 59-75.

Codeine is a widely used analgesic, that is available for sale in pharmacies over the counter (OTC) in a number of countries including the UK, South Africa, Ireland, France and Australia. In these countries with OTC codeine sales there has been emerging concerns about misuse of and dependence on codeine containing combination analgesics, with increasing numbers of people presenting for help with codeine dependence at primary care and addiction treatment services. This has led to many countries reviewing availability of codeine in OTC available preparations, and considering possible measures to reduce harms from misuse of OTC codeine containing combination analgesics.


Item Type
Article
Publication Type
Irish-related, International, Article
Drug Type
Opioid, Prescription/Over the counter
Intervention Type
Screening / Assessment
Date
2017
Page Range
pp. 59-75
Publisher
Springer
Volume
34
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