Here’s what happened when codeine was made prescription-only Researchers have examined how the 2018 up-scheduling has affected Australia’s use of the traditionally popular painkiller.
Codeine supply in Australia has almost halved The massive decrease has been attributed to the 2018 decision to up-schedule codeine to a Schedule 4 prescription-only medicine.
No increase in opioids since up-scheduling, but pharmacists disagree A three-year study by Monash Addiction Research Centre has found no increase in opioid scripts since codeine was up-scheduled.