Codeine-based cough syrups are in the news, for all the wrong reasons. There has been an ongoing crackdown on the illegal distribution of this restricted drug in India. If you want to know more about ...

Vernalis Therapeutics Inc., a subsidiary of Vernalis plc (LSE: VER), today announced that Tuzistra™ XR (codeine polistirex and chlorpheniramine polistirex), extended-release oral suspension, CIII (DEA ...

Cough syrup containing codeine phosphate will become prescription-only in the UK following reports of misuse of the medicine and concerns about patients becoming addicted to the drug. The medicine for ...

Codeine linctus for the treatment of dry cough is to be reclassified as a prescription-only medicine because of the risk of abuse, dependency, and overdose, the Medicines and Healthcare products ...

The U.K.’s health regulator banned sales of a common cough syrup Tuesday over fears the substance is being abused. Many pharmacists have already stopped stocking the drug, codeine linctus, after ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Indian regulators are privately pressuring major drug firms to better police how they sell popular codeine-based cough syrups to tackle smuggling and addiction, a move that is ...

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 ...