Posted by ed_uk on March 5, 2005, at 13:10:23
In reply to Re: Codeine » ed_uk, posted by Larry Hoover on March 5, 2005, at 12:09:01
>I read it somewhere, though, to explain the presence of caffeine in those analgesic tablets. <shrug>
Hi Lar,
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.
Ed.
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