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Old 19th May 2008, 09:11
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Originally Posted by SilverSleuth
that is the big thing here. Codeine is in many many things. I would think many cold and flu, headache, cough medicine, would all come up.
In the UK all OTC medicines clearly list their ingredients, so it should be possible to avoid medications containing codeine. If you are now under a random testing regime, I think that in addition to a medical log you also need to become knowledgeable about what you take. The advent of the Internet makes that much easier - you don't need to wait until you take the drug, you can check now for everything you take and if necessary find out what an acceptable alternative is.
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