Posted by Larry Hoover on March 5, 2005, at 13:23:29
In reply to Re: Codeine » Larry Hoover, posted by ed_uk on March 5, 2005, at 13:10:23
> >I read it somewhere, though, to explain the presence of caffeine in those analgesic tablets. <shrug>
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> Hi Lar,
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> Maybe it just applies to OTCs. I suppose they are trying to reduce the ease at which codeine can be extracted from the tablets. You can still buy codeine syrup from some pharmacies in England, although most pharmacies don't sell it anymore.
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> Ed.Ya, I thought of that, too. But that doesn't explain why codeine is in prescription strength formulations. We can buy 8 mg codeine tables OTC, just as you can. But 15 and up are script only, and they have caffeine as well. Who knows why.
Lar
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