Experts are calling for a review on the use of codeine in any medication – and even a possible ban – following growing concern over its safety. They say that over-the-counter painkillers and cough mixtures containing codeine used by millions may be unsafe, addictive, ineffective, and should not be used by children. Some 27million packs of codeine-containing painkillers are sold over the counter each year in the UK alone, with brands including Nurofen Plus, Solpadeine Max, Panadol Ultra and Syndol. Codeine is a narcotic which makes users feel relaxed. Tens of thousands are thought to be hooked on over-the-counter medication containing it, with some taking 70 tablets a day. Many of the safety concerns surround the unpredictability of the way the body handles codeine, which has no effect on pain until it is broken down by the liver to produce morphine. Some people will produce little morphine and also get little pain relief. But others will make large amounts of morphine, putting them at risk of overdose, with children particularly vulnerable. In a recent warning, the Government’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) ruled that the risks of codeine-based cough syrups outweigh the benefits for under-18s and their use should be confined to adults. The drug safety watchdog said there was ‘little evidence’ the codeine in mixtures such as Evacode Paediatric Linctus, Galcodine Linctus Paediatric and Terpin & Codeine Linctus, relieves coughs in children and warned that it can cause side-effects from nausea and vomiting to fits, hallucinations and abnormal heart rhythms. Doctors writing in the recent Canadian Medical Journal have intensified pressure for the drug to be banned completely. An editorial says: ‘Because codeine has been in common use for over 200 years, it was never subjected to the regulatory requirement for the rigorous safety studies that are mandatory for new drugs.
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Source: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1322994/Codeine-painkillers-unsafe-addictive-ineffective-warn-experts.html
Codeine painkillers may be 'unsafe, addictive and ineffective'
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