How a simple visit to a chemist for medicines containing codeine just got a lot harder

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Updated August 5 2017 - 7:26am, first published 7:25am
Community support: Pharmacist Judy Plunkett is warning the community about plans to have patients get a prescription from their GP for medicines containing codeine.
Community support: Pharmacist Judy Plunkett is warning the community about plans to have patients get a prescription from their GP for medicines containing codeine.

The decision to upschedule medicines containing codeine will see patients required to visit their GP for a prescription or a hospital’s accident and emergency department.

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Peter Daniels

Senior Journalist

Peter Daniels is the senior journalist with the Port Macquarie News, Wauchope Gazette and Camden Haven Courier and is responsible for covering news, council, politics, court, civic news and feature writing.

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