NZSMI blasts NZ codeine upschedule

January 23, 2018

New Zealand's complementary medicine products industry body, the New Zealand Self-Medication Industry (NZSMI), says a decision by Medsafe's Medicines Classification Committee (MCC) to make over-the-counter codeine in combination painkillers prescription-only from Jan 2020 is "disappointing and unnecessary.

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Pharmacy Daily | NZSMI blasts NZ codeine upschedule

NZSMI blasts NZ codeine upschedule

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Guild ordered to pay Ramsay costs

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