The Pharmacy Regulator’s Guidance on the Sale of Codeine Medicines – A Legal Perspective
November 2010
Pharmacists will be all too aware of the Pharmacy Regulator’s recent Guidance on the safe supply of non-prescription medicines containing codeine, which took effect on 1 August 2010. The Guidance contains two requirements which, from a legal perspective, raise serious doubts regarding the validity and enforceability. Mark Ryan, partner in Whitney Moore, reviews the issues.