Cough syrups that contain codeine linctus will be banned under plans to crack down on people misusing the substance. The mixtures will no longer be sold in chemists in the UK after leading health ...
The Nigeria Customs Service, Apapa Area Command, has reported the interception of an attempt to smuggle four 40-foot containers of illicit drugs valued at N1.18 billion into the country.
The Apapa Ports Customs Command has seized four 40-foot containers carrying illegal substances worth N1.1 billion. The illegal commodities, mostly cough syrup containing codeine and barkadin, were ...
Sedatives and codeine-containing cough medication, which contain potent ingredients, are prescription drugs that can be supplied only by a doctor or a pharmacist. A spokesman for HSA said ...
The operation, conducted by customs officers at two terminals, prevented the smuggling of 236,783 bottles of cough syrup containing codeine, a substance banned by the Federal Government.
Recall that the federal government banned the importation of codeine cough syrup in 2018 following its abuse and the adverse effects it caused on many youths who got addicted to it. These banned ...