Withdrawal of pholcodine-containing cough medicines: the what, when and where to now?

An in-depth look at pholcodine, and why it was taken off the market. By Denise Hope, Dr Matt Zunk and Dr Santosh Rudrawar While the recent cancellation of the cough suppressant pholcodine from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) [1] might have surprised consumers and the Australian public, it is not surprising to health