BBC Africa investigation: Nigeria’s deadly codeine cough syrup epidemic Nigeria has announced a ban on the production and import of cough syrup containing codeine after a BBC investigation into ...

It contained a "narcotic-exempt" cough-syrup base fortified with codeine to equal 11.7 mg. of total antitussive agents per teaspoonful, administered usually at four-hour intervals. Case 1.

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 ...

Bhopal/Jabalpur: A division bench of the MP High Court has directed the Narcotics Control Bureau and police to take action against companies manufactu.

More than 2.4 million bottles of codeine cough syrup have been recalled from the market in Nigeria by the federal government. Nigerian drug enforcement agents inspect a pile of seized codeine ...

Certain cough syrups contain dextromethorphan (DXM), which can cause altered mental states like: Hallucinations. Common ...

For the first time, CBI post three officials in INTERPOL for effective international police cooperation in criminal tracking ...

Bhopal: Police in Satna district have seized cough syrup bottles worth around Rs 7 lakh which were being illegally transported.

Codeine phosphate 10mg, promethazine HCl 6.25mg; per 5mL; syrup; contains alcohol 7% ... acute febrile illness with productive cough, compromised respiratory function (eg, COPD, sleep apnea).

Thane: The Anti-Narcotics cell of Thane police have seized 467 bottles of a banned cough syrup containing codeine and arrested two man, an official said on Sunday. The police said that two people ...