Posted by Larry Hoover on March 5, 2005, at 10:45:15
In reply to Re: Codeine » Larry Hoover, posted by ed_uk on March 5, 2005, at 10:15:58
> We don't have that combination! We've got co-codamol 30/500 (30mg codeine, 500mg paracetamol). All our paracetamol tablets are 500mg - usual dose two tablets four times a day, I think the Americans like low dose tablets for some reason, I guess it's the same in Canada.
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> Best Regards,
> Ed.In the interest of thoroughness, Canada has a bizarre regulation that codeine cannot be in a medication unless there are at least two other active ingredients. For that reason, Canadian codeine tablets contain caffeine, as well as acetominophen or aspirin.
Lar
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