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Codeine-containing cough syrups are regulated in terms of Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 to the Medicines Act. Unless prescribed by an authorized prescriber, these products can only be sold by a registered pharmacist, or a post-basic pharmacist’s assistant under the personal supervision of a pharmacist, at a licensed pharmacy. SAHPRA is aware of illicit sales of codeine-containing cough syrups through other outlets and is working on the means to monitor suppliers of these products,” indicates Ms Portia Nkambule, Acting CEO of SAHPRA.

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where can i buy codeine cough syrup On an ongoing basis, the regulatory compliance unit of SAHPRA requests reports of the sales of codeine-containing cough syrups from various suppliers and uses these to identify potentially illicit sales. Inspections are also conducted at pharmacies which have been identified as ordering unusually high volumes of codeine-containing cough syrups.

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Codeine is widely prescribed in clinical practice with over the counter (OTC) preparations of codeine freely available for consumption typically as a component of remedies for the common cold/cough