AUSTRALIAN Medical Association president Michael Gannon has warned that there are "armies of people out there, even if they don't realise it, who are dependent on codeine".
Gannon was interviewed about the 01 Feb upscheduling of OTC codeine products on a Sydney radio station yesterday, and noted that it was "going to be very difficult" for these codeine addicts in the next few days.
Last week the AMA president slammed the new Pain MedsCheck program, in a Trump-style tweet accusing Health Minister Greg Hunt of "another slap in the face for GPs".
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