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Massive crackdown on illegal drug trade: Thane crime branch seizes over 17,000 codeine cough syrup bottles
05 Feb 2025 17:29 GMT
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Exeter man, 21, died whilst on medication after traffic collision
05 Feb 2025 11:19 GMT
… who had been receiving treatment and pain relief after … and was treated with opioid medication. During his hospital stay … from which he recovered with medical intervention. "Three … medical cause of death is combined toxicity of opioids, methadone, codeine …
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FCT NDLEA seizes N815.8m worth of drugs in 2024
05 Feb 2025 06:47 GMT
… N815.8million worth of drugs between January and December … and 293.1 liters of Codeine syrup among others.
Tsakuwa … of codeine syrup alongside 18.0kg of assorted drugs comprising tramadol … Similarly, monetary exhibit of concluded drug cases forfeited, was to …
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Substandard medicines recalled, but many may have already been sold
05 Feb 2025 04:26 GMT
… of Drug Administration has recalled four medicines manufactured by three Nepali pharmaceutical companies … 15, a pain reliever containing codeine phosphate, did not meet the …
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Codeine cough syrup made up majority of illegal health products seized by HSA in 2024
03 Feb 2025 10:06 GMT
Three people were hospitalised in 2024 after experiencing serious adverse effects from using illegal products.
In one case, a man who had been taking Sausando Cellulite Pills for five months began to experience seizures, hyponatraemia - a low level of …
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Explainer: What is fentanyl, the 'deadliest ever drug' in crosshairs of Trump's tariffs on Canada, Mexico
02 Feb 2025 10:19 GMT
… the rise in counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl. … of in-person addiction treatment, making it more difficult … heroin, according to the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Notable … alprazolam, codeine and promethazine, according to a Georgia medical examiner.
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Horror as doctors find mother-of-four, 37, dead on bed alongside her sick child in hospital
02 Feb 2025 09:45 GMT
… death as mixed-drug intoxication. The drugs which have … heroin, methadone, gabapentin, mirtazapine, codeine, and diazepam.
Lindsey Owen … #39;All of those drugs together, they would have … of prescribed medication and other controlled drugs within her …
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NAFDAC weeps over 4.3m Nigerians hooked on drugs, seeks early intervention
02 Feb 2025 06:36 GMT
… Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control
…Says … include tramadol, alcohol, codeine, and other control drugs.
The NAFDAC DG … of drug diversion (uses outside of the original medical purpose) … the use of prescribed drugs, saying substance abuse was …
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Thane: Five Arrested For Illegal Possession Of 17,640 Bottles Of Codeine Cough Syrup Worth Over ₹39 Lakh
01 Feb 2025 21:04 GMT
… allegedly possessing 147 boxes of Codeine phosphate cough syrup, containing … for the bill for the Codeine phosphate, he failed to … relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act … and the Drugs and Cosmetics Act at …
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US FDA approves suzetrigne: Why the non-opioid painkiller may be a game changer
01 Feb 2025 01:38 GMT
… pill, the medicine is not addictive, unlike commonly used opioid painkillers. The drug … Vertex Pharmaceuticals.Opioids are a class of drugs that … Medicine. Some common opioids include oxycodone, morphine, codeine, … pill is given in two dosages. In trials, …