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8mg Codeine Soon Moving To Prescription-Only?

7/4/2018

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Pure speculation ahead that it'll happen in 2018...what is your prediction????
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Kenny
Discussion of moving 8mg codeine products from non-prescription to prescription have been occurring for many years now

See Jane Philpott, Federal Minister of Health's comments in 2016 here:
www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/news/2016/06/speaking-notes-for-the-honourable-jane-philpott-minister-of-health-2nd-charting-the-future-of-drug-policy-in-canada-conference.html?=undefined&

See Canadian Pharmacists Association submission to Health Canada in 2017 here:
www.pharmacists.ca/cpha-ca/assets/File/cpha-on-the-issues/CPhA%20Submission%20to%20HC_Codeine%2011_08_17.pdf

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As well as Ontario Pharmacists Association submission to Health Canada in 2017:
www.opatoday.com/Media/Default/Advocacy/2017-11-08%20OPA%20Submission%20to%20HC%20Consultation%20on%20Status%20of%20Schedule%20II%20Codeine%20Preparations_Final.pdf

It also appears that acetaminophen with codeine as well as acetylsalicylic acid with codeine are on back order (but perhaps not all sources are depleted yet). While I have seen numerous back orders over the years, I don't recall one where both were on back order. 

There is a small part of me that wonders if Health Canada has informed the producers of the upcoming legislative changes and warned them to start preparations (labelling/packaging).

I have no idea if advanced notice is something Health Canada ever does (hence my pure speculation warning earlier). I could totally be wrong and this is just another coincidental back order.

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