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Over-the-Counter Drug: Legal Painkillers Contain the Opioid Codeine

Summary by Lietuvos Radijas Ir Televizija
Lithuanian pharmacies are stocking medicines containing the opioid codeine. The popular pain and fever-reducing medication, which costs an average of 6 euros, is sold over-the-counter. Doctors interviewed by LRT.lt are categorical – the addictive codeine is included in the list of narcotic substances, therefore any medicines containing this substance should only be sold with a prescription.

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Over-the-Counter Drug: Legal Painkillers Contain the Opioid Codeine

Lithuanian pharmacies are stocking medicines containing the opioid codeine. The popular pain and fever-reducing medication, which costs an average of 6 euros, is sold over-the-counter. Doctors interviewed by LRT.lt are categorical – the addictive codeine is included in the list of narcotic substances, therefore any medicines containing this substance should only be sold with a prescription.

·Vilnius, Lithuania
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Lietuvos Radijas ir Televizija broke the news in Vilnius, Lithuania on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
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