new regulations

[BrightSparkles]

When i was sitting at the drs tonight on the news they has about the new regulations coming in for products containing codiene (sp)

I used to work in pharmacy and I understand that people who are addicted to these ingredients "shop" through various stores to get the drugs they are after and I understand why these need to be behind the counter.
I'm just over these people making the rest of us suffer.

Boxes of up to 30 will still be available as over the counter (but behind counters so you can't just take them) anything over this will need a script
I don't know about others but I buy a box of panamax (100tabs) every maybe 6 for DH, me and everyone else who comes to my house - and now I have to have a script.

I have an idea - let go back to old style pharmacy where you walk in the door to the front counter and have to ask for EVERYTHING you want Sorry this is something that really gets under my skin.

Not to mention all the problems that this causes the people who work in pharmacy having to accomodate all these products going behind the counter

[Oorki Galoorki]

panamax is panadol though isnt it? not codeine based product??

[*LittleMissSummer*]

how ridiculous.

[Indadhanu]

I guess, it kind of makes sense though. I do hate the whole 'one bad apple ruins the whole bunch' but if they did nothing there'd be outrage too so yeah I personally don't have a huge problem with it, but then we have a HCC and a bulk-billing dr so just takes us a bit more time. be annoying to pay an extra $50 for the dr visit. It'd probably just make it easier to buy 30 when you need then than pay the dr fee for a few extra tabs.
It makes it really inconveniant, like when they stopped over the counter sale of cold and flu medicine, but I personally like that they are limiting availability of addicitive drugs. Now if only they'd make cigarettes/tobacco prescription only...

[BrightSparkles]

panamax is panadol though isnt it? not codeine based product??

Yeah - but because it's a bigger pack, Any paracetemol and/or codiene product over pack of 30 will need a script.

[Indadhanu]

From 1 May 2010, combination analgesics containing up to 12 mg codeine (15.4 mg
codeine phosphate) per dosage unit and up to 5 days treatment will need to be located
within the pharmacy according to Pharmacist Only Medicine (S3) requirements of the
relevant State or Territory. Packs with more than 5 days treatment or 12 mg codeine (15.4
mg codeine phosphate) per dosage unit must be stored and supplied as Prescription
Only Medicines (S4).

So only stuff with codeine in it, no just the Panamax (500mg paracetamol). Although I think there is a Panamax with codeine in it? I think its called 'Panamax Co' with 500 mg of paracetamol and 8 mg of codeine phosphate.

[BrightSparkles]

Man your good leasha! I was trying to find that info... obviuosly I wasn't looking hard enough!!

[Oorki Galoorki]

better buy up now hehe