Pharmacy codeine ‘virtually unmonitored or unregulated’

Rescheduling of over-the-counter codeine products will save lives, the RACGP says In welcoming the TGA's decision RACGP President Dr Bastian Seidel said the RACGP had long supported the up-scheduling of codeine to a Schedule 4 drug as a "necessary step to improve patient safety and reduce harm". “Until now OTC codeine combination analgesics have been