[lrpolo]

I work in hospital and as far as I'm concerned codeine works as an anti-tussive, painkiller, causes constipation and can be addictive. Maybe a one-off dose won't do anything, but definitely if taken on a regular basis it will cause all of the above. I wouldn't recommend codeine for a chesty cough as the cough mechanism is there to expel mucous from the lungs caused by the infection. The reason why the linctus you sell won't mention pain relief is because we're not legally allowed to sell codeine on its own for pain relief, the linctus is licensed for anti-tussive purposes only. The codeine in linctus is the same as that in tablets, and I see what you mean that in order to take pain killer doses of codeine (15-60mg) in the linctus form (5mg/5ml) you might end up taking too much of the other excipients, although I don't know what they are, and maybe it's OK. Codeine linctus 25mg/5ml is licensed for pain relief, but that is POM. You can buy soluble co-codamol tabs ofcourse.