The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia has reclassified codeine-containing drugs as prescription-only medicines. TGA decided to prohibit over-the-counter (OTC) sales of products ...

The Uttar Pradesh government is continuously taking strict action against illegal drug traffickers who are pushing the youth of the state into the clutches of addiction. Following the instructions of ...

For a medicine so commonly found in bathroom cabinets and high street pharmacies, codeine has a surprisingly complicated story. It sits at the intersection of pain relief, genetics, public health and ...

The Food and Drug Administration says children under 12 should not be given prescription medicines that contain codeine or another narcotic, tramadol, and that such drugs can also be dangerous to ...

Codeine cough syrup abuse in Bihar has emerged as a growing public health and law enforcement concern, with authorities ...

Police seized over 1,000 prescription pills (alprazolam, hydrocodone, oxycodone, and amphetamine), almost 300 suboxone strips, 3300 grams of bulk marijuana, multiple containers of liquid codeine and ...