Lucknow: Consumers will no longer be able to buy more than one unit of codeine-based cough syrups in Uttar Pradesh, following orders issued by the food and drug administration department. Codeine, a medical derivative of opium, is a prodrug used to treat pain, coughing and diarrhoea. Almost all kinds of cough syrups contain codeine. A.K. Jain, […]
