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Co-dydramol – specify the strength

https://doi.org/10.1136/dtb.2018.4.0605

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    The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has stressed the importance of specifying the strength of co-dydramol products when they are generically prescribed to minimise dispensing errors and the risk of accidental opioid overdose.1 The MHRA notes that the ratio of dihydrocodeine to paracetamol in co-dydramol was previously fixed at 1:50 (dihydrocodeine 10mg and paracetamol …

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