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In America you cannot buy codeine in any over the counter medication.
At somewhere with a pharmacy.
Yes, it seems to have a maximum of 10mg per pill, along with tylenol or aspirin and caffeine. Rokacet, Rokal both have 10 mg of codeine and are over the counter. There is also another drug that over the counter drug with 12 mg of codeine per pill along with tylenol, but the name escapes me. No pure ITCH codeine, it seems...
There are no over the counter codeine cough syrups in the United States. Codeine is an opiate and considered a controlled substance in the USA. I am sorry but your answer is incorrect. Cough syrup containing codeine can be purchased in Tennessee buy asking the pharmacist for the medication. I sell this product on a daily basis or at least when I can keep it in stock.
I'd love to know and will begin calling around in the morning...
Codeine is legal in all states, but not for over counter purchases. It is for a number of countries. Prescription is required to buy it. You can buy it in most every province in Canada but you have to ask the pharmacist for it. No prescription required although you have to show ID in Quebec.
I live in Belgium, so I can say "Belgium' with certainty.
Cough syrup with Codeine is not available in Utah without a Dr.'s prescription. Codeine is classified as an opiate and as such not available over the counter. You may be thinking of Dextromethorphan, a morphine derivative, which is contained in most over the counter cough syrups. However, it does not contain the addictive narcotic side effects (such as the 'high', or analgesic effect) but mainly serves as an antitussive (cough suppressant). In high amounts it may have a disassociative effect on the body.
They do not sell codeine cough syrup OTC in the USA. You can buy codeine products OTC in Canada, though. 8mgs per dose. The only way to get narcotic cough syrup is to have a doctors perscription. To set the record straight cough syrup that contains codeine may be purchased not over the counter but by asking the Pharmacist for the medication and then siging for it in a log that we keep behind the counter. For the folks that like to make bold statements ie the cough syrup with codeine can not be purchased any where in the USA.. you need to do some background work. I do not know the regulations of every state but in Tennessee this product can be purchased in a pharmacy.
Codeine is rarely available over the counter. Some areas may allow the sale of a combination of Codeine and Promethazine over the counter. However, because of the strength and addictive qualities of codeine, you will have a hard time finding a pharmacist willing to carry it without a prescription. No place in the US . All control drugs off the shelf by 1960 , and now you must sign for cold pills.
Don't buy over the counter drugs... Buy over the counter PUGS! (DOGS)