Codeine upscheduling ‘unnecessary over-regulation’

The Australian Self Medication Industry says it is extremely disappointed with the Federal Government Scheduling Delegate’s interim decision to up-schedule over-the-counter cough/cold medicines and analgesics that contain codeine to Schedule 4 (Prescription Only). “The vast majority of consumers use OTC codeine containing products appropriately and there is no evidence of misuse of codeine containing cough/cold