CODEINE Tag

Pretoria, 10 October 2023 –The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) participated in a Carte Blanche media interview on an ongoing investigation into the illicit bulk sale of codeine-based cough mixtures. This investigative report was broadcast on Sunday, 08 October 2023. The report relates to...

SAHPRA- REVIEWING SCHEDULING STATUS OF CODEINE-CONTAINING MEDICINES The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is reviewing the scheduling status of codeine following the growing use of the non-medicinal use of codeine-containing medicines. WHAT IS CODEINE? Codeine is classified as an opioid. Opioids are narcotics with a known...