In 2024, over 74 million controlled drugs were prescribed in England alone, with more than 25 million of these being Schedule 5 drugs, including codeine, according to data from the Care Quality ...

In recent weeks, drug regulatory and enforcement agencies in India have launched widespread raids and filed cases against illegal suppliers of codeine-based cough syrups, highlighting both their ...

“We had an emergency meeting with NAFDAC (National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control) and the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group (PMGMAN) to inform them that there is an embargo on all ...