UP caps sale of Tramadol based Pain Killer, Codeine-based Cough Syrup, details - Video
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Overview
Through a recent order, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Department of Uttar Pradesh has placed a cap on the purchase and sale of various drugs which have addictive components into it. Following the order, the consumers will no longer be able to buy more than one unit of codeine-based cough syrups in Uttar Pradesh. The same order also regulates sale of high intensity painkillers like those based on compounds like tramadol, pentazocine and buprenorphine along with anti-depressants like alprazolam, clonazepam, nitrazepam, diazepam in all strengths and combinations.
Codeine, a medical derivative of opium, is a prodrug used to treat pain, coughing and diarrhoea.
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UP Caps Sale Of Codeine-Based Cough Syrup, Tramadol Based Pain Killer, Details
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