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GPhC warns pharmacist over codeine linctus supply, more probes ongoing

Since July last year, the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has taken enforcement action against 36 pharmacies and a pharmacy professional,...

29/07/2021 0

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The coroner has asked the DH to reconsider the legal status of some opiates

GPhC: FtP cases ‘ongoing’ after inquest into death by codeine abuse

Former practice nurse Katie Emma Corrigan sadly passed away on August 9 last year. A coroner’s report determined that she had continued to source...

09/04/2021 1

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C+D readers want codeine linctus to switch from P to POM, poll shows

Of the 150 respondents to the poll – which ran on the C+D website from March 11–22 – 105 (70%) said they think codeine linctus should be reclassified...

07/04/2021 7

MHRA: All opioid-based painkillers could be reclassified if necessary

MHRA: Safety of OTC products containing codeine ‘under review’

The MHRA will consider the possibility of reclassifying all opioid-based painkillers as prescription-only medicines (POMs) “as necessary”, a...

11/03/2021 4

Xrayser: My halting of codeine sales will not prevent abuse

When I bought Xrayser Pharmacy some 20 years ago, we sold a number of medicines that we now no longer stock. I’m not just talking about Bonomint...

02/03/2021 6

Codeine linctus sales behind increase in pharmacy enforcement notices

A total of 21 of the 27 enforcement notices issued from October-December 2020 related to “a lack of governance and risk management around the sale of...

10/02/2021 10