BenzEne1:


You so called anti-islamist never miss a chance to appear foolish. Its time we tell it to your faces that you are f¤ckn hypocrites.
There is a difference between Northerners and Muslims. Stop displaying ignorance thinking its cunning knowledge.

abumeinben:
Lol.

I guess they'll have to sack all sales rep with overboard targets.

I'm patiently waiting for his side of the story. Emzor might be on the verge of losing market integrity.

The fact that they sacked him outrightly means emzor sells codiene, simple!

At least a damage control would do. Maybe to frame him as a non-direct contract field agent (+_+)(+_+)(+_+)(+_+). Just like our FG does it. Emzor just hit a solid Rock. Sacking him does more damage.

Emzor sells codiene. Codiene is bad. Therefore, shall we now say Emzor is.....

Proudlyngwa:
Wrong move.

They should have allowed this to cool down before making a statement.
Except the so-called sales rep has been heavily settled or threatened, He will damage Emzors reputation beyond recognition.

Such high level acts, don't go without the involvements of factory workers, managers and security personnels in the company.





That being said, cough medicine is an over the counter drugs and it is not illegal.
The BBC should not come and cause a storm where there is none,
There are people who are addicted to paracetamol, a lot of British youths get wasted on nitrous oxide which is not illegal.

The sales rep might have been doing illegal transactions but he never sold anything illegal.

Codeine ban sparks consumer complaints and fears of stockpiling


The Consumer Health Forum says it received reports that people were stockpiling codeine products such as Nurofen Plus before the ban. Photograph: Julian Smith/AAP

Pharmacy Guild of Australia says consumers unhappy about over-the-counter ban that will apply from 1 February

An impending ban on over-the-counter codeine products has sparked an increase in consumer complaints and fears patients are stockpiling it.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has decided to follow the lead of the United States and many European nations and require a prescription for codeine products. The changes sparked objections in the Coalition party room in October but is set to apply from 1 February.

The Consumer Health Forum supports the change to tackle dependence on opioids and the risk of overdose.

But the forum’s policy manager, Jo Root, said it had received anecdotal reports that people were stockpiling codeine products such as Nurofen Plus ahead of the ban.

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“There is some evidence they are buying as many packets as they can get their hands on,” she said. “It’s not the outcome we wanted but it’s what happens when you give people notice of an impending ban.”

Pain Australia is running a campaign, Real Relief, that argues alternatives are more effective and prepares consumers for the impending ban.

The chief executive of Pain Australia, Carol Bennett, said the campaign’s message was that “codeine is not particularly effective for long-term chronic pain”.

“If you’re using codeine for longer than three days, that should be a wake-up call: what else do I need to be doing to manage my pain?” she said. “One of the [issues] around codeine use is it does create a dependence ... It’s very difficult if you’re reliant on codeine for pain relief. It’s scary to look for an alternative [patients] think won’t be effective.

Bennett is less concerned about stockpiling, because some drug companies have stopped supplying over-the-counter variants and pharmacies have stopped ordering them, so they are already unavailable in many chemists.

A spokesman for the Pharmacy Guild of Australia, Greg Turnbull, said “a lot of consumers are not happy about it at all”, with big spikes in complaints after media reports on the ban.

“Lots of people use codeine safely and appropriately to deal with migraines, toothache and period pain,” he said. “A bureaucracy telling them ‘No, you can’t have that’ won’t be well received.”

Turnbull said TGA statistics showed about 80% of codeine consumers bought only 20% of the volume, meaning the majority were using it safely, but the figures suggested possible inappropriate use among the other 20% of consumers.

“The people who say they use it every week are exactly those who shouldn’t be, but the majority using it safely are not being taken into consideration.”

Turnbull said codeine should not be sold in dangerous amounts and 70% of pharmacies used a system of real-time recording to prevent patients buying too much.

That safeguard would be lost when the ban came into place, he said, because there was no real-time recording for prescription medicines, raising the risk of “doctor-shopping”.

“No doctor knows if you have gone to a different doctor the day before to get a script for the same medicine.”

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But Turnbull said the Pharmacy Guild had accepted they were a fait accompli and would work to implement the changes.

Root said CHF had received a handful of complaints from patients worried about pain relief after February because they “need” codeine but said they should be directed to a medical professional.

Of the group of Liberal MPs who raised concerns in the party room, Jason Falinski and Tim Wilson said they would wait to see how consumers responded to the ban.

“They’ll go through the process and be told you need a prescription – then I expect a pushback,” Wilson said.

The Liberal MP Craig Kelly said several chemists in his electorate had run out of codeine and faced “very upset” consumers who were told to get a prescription.

Kelly is concerned by doctor shopping, arguing “demand finds another way around the barrier” and wants a review of the ban’s effectiveness after it is in place.

Proudlyngwa:
Wrong move.

They should have allowed this to cool down before making a statement.
Except the so-called sales rep has been heavily settled or threatened, He will damage Emzors reputation beyond recognition.

Such high level acts, don't go without the involvements of factory workers, managers and security personnels in the company.





That being said, cough medicine is an over the counter drugs and it is not illegal.
The BBC should not come and cause a storm where there is none,
There are people who are addicted to paracetamol, a lot of British youths get wasted on nitrous oxide which is not illegal.

The sales rep might have been doing illegal transactions but he never sold anything illegal.

talk2percy:
e pain am

diebuhari1:
Hausa people want to spoil the name of this reputable pharmaceutical company owned by an Igbo woman.

No Yoruba Muslim should quote me please

ishowdotgmail:
His village people finally succeeded in his case

papyjay7:


Oga calm down and don't be naive. I can confidently tell you that Emzor places a very high priority on the product. It is not so much produced & there is always heavy security presence during its entire production. So I wonder where the former sales rep wanted to get the quality he claimed he ll be able to supply. Be guided pls...

Roger3D:
Take a look at all these shameless ibos defending their drug dealer brother saying he did nothing wrong. Am I surprised? No because criminality runs in their DNA

Positivepoint:



Emzor pharmaceuticals deserved to be sued.. looks like the company has been cashing on this illegal drug trade. Lets meet in court...

Proudlyngwa:
Wrong move.

They should have allowed this to cool down before making a statement.
Except the so-called sales rep has been heavily settled or threatened, He will damage Emzors reputation beyond recognition.

Such high level acts, don't go without the involvements of factory workers, managers and security personnels in the company.





That being said, cough medicine is an over the counter drugs and it is not illegal.
The BBC should not come and cause a storm where there is none,
There are people who are addicted to paracetamol, a lot of British youths get wasted on nitrous oxide which is not illegal.

The sales rep might have been doing illegal transactions but he never sold anything illegal.

Proudlyngwa:


Bad habits and poor social input are killing our youths, those drugs didn't jump into their hands, they youths embraced them.

You can't take away something good because a lot of people are abusing it.

Tramadol is a high level pain reliever and should not be over the counter.
Rophynol is a hard drug and should be banned
Matijuana is illegal and has always been.


But codeine is the active ingredients in cough medicine, this article will only make it more difficult to get, there is a reason why some drugs are over the counter,

Like hell, there was a time people were addicted to kolanut, cigarette is more harmful and most people abuse nescafe.

NAFDAC

Codeine

Codeine is an opiate used for its analgesic (pain reliever) and more commonly antitussive effect(cough suppressant) in cough syrups. Codeine containing cough syrups are effective in the management of certain cough.

However, it has a high potential for abuse and may present some serious adverse reactions to the user. For these reasons, access to codeine containing cough syrups has been restricted in several countries. Some of the known adverse effects of codeine include: respiratory depression; hallucination and physical dependence as a result of continued use.

NAFDAC is working with the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria (PCN), National Drug Law Enforcement Agency(NDLEA) and National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development(NIPRD) to arrest the increasing abuse of these cough syrups in Nigeria. NAFDAC is embarking on massive public enlightenment campaign on the dangers of abuse of codeine containing medicines in Nigeria.

The Agency has put in place strategy to limit the supply and distribution of codeine containing cough syrups in Nigeria. Prescribers and dispensers are encouraged to prescribe and dispense these cough syrups rationally. Consumers are advised to take codeine containing cough syrups only on prescription by health care professionals.

Roger3D:
Take a look at all these shameless ibos defending their drug dealer brother saying he did nothing wrong. Am I surprised? No because criminality runs in their DNA

Duggedised12:
and cough syrup with codeine is an over the counter drug and is not illegal, the only problem here is the rep wanted to use the back door without proper documentation.

The only thing I see here is for drug retail outlets to request for prescription before selling it, simple.

asha80:
it is not illegal but wrong ethics. codeine in those syrups is not an illegal drug

LZAA:
YorubaAssasin wailing again waaaaaah waaaah now say igbo amaka

Positivepoint:


It becomes illegal when not used according to what it is ment for...

asha80:
nope an act becomes illegal when it is deemed so by law

Roger3D:
Drug dealers Amaka!

Positivepoint:



And what they are doing aint illegal by law.

Proudlyngwa:

Except the so-called sales rep has been heavily settled or threatened, He will damage Emzors reputation beyond recognition.

The sales rep might have been doing illegal transactions but he never sold anything illegal.

Proudlyngwa:
Wrong move.

They should have allowed this to cool down before making a statement.
Except the so-called sales rep has been heavily settled or threatened, He will damage Emzors reputation beyond recognition.

Such high level acts, don't go without the involvements of factory workers, managers and security personnels in the company.





That being said, cough medicine is an over the counter drugs and it is not illegal.
The BBC should not come and cause a storm where there is none,
There are people who are addicted to paracetamol, a lot of British youths get wasted on nitrous oxide which is not illegal.

The sales rep might have been doing illegal transactions but he never sold anything illegal.

inoki247:

idiot argue with fact mumu

teamsynergy:
uk that is he hq of Europe's drug netowrk is forming fbi in naija..

Proudlyngwa:
Wrong move.

They should have allowed this to cool down before making a statement.
Except the so-called sales rep has been heavily settled or threatened, He will damage Emzors reputation beyond recognition.

Such high level acts, don't go without the involvements of factory workers, managers and security personnels in the company.





That being said, cough medicine is an over the counter drugs and it is not illegal.
The BBC should not come and cause a storm where there is none,
There are people who are addicted to paracetamol, a lot of British youths get wasted on nitrous oxide which is not illegal.

The sales rep might have been doing illegal transactions but he never sold anything illegal.