Codeine

Fake pharmacist arrested with 300 bottles of codeine

Aliyu was arrested in possession of six cartons of suspected codeine syrup.

Drug Abuse: NDLEA arrests 17 codeine smugglers in Ilorin

The drug law enforcement agency continues to clamp down on drug abusers.

Drug Abuse Menace: Customs intercepts two containers of Tramadol in Lagos

The containers were smuggled into the country from India.

NDLEA intercepts trailer with 240,000 bottles of codeine, arrests 12 students in Katsina

The items seized from the students included 159 bottles of cough syrups with codeine.

Nassarawa: Pharmaceutical Council arrests medicine store owner for selling 600 bottles of codeine

The Pharmaceutical council of Nigeria, PCN in Nasarawa has apprehended a patent medicine store owner,…

Codeine users in Kano, Jigawa consume three to eight bottles per day

Codeine contains the cough suppressant DXM which, when taken in large amounts, can cause disorientation, slurred speech, blurred vision and vomiting.