Our affiliated pharmacies have made changes to the amount of certain painkillers that can be prescribed per person (household) per month. This has been done to comply with regulatory requirements and to prevent misuse. We have updated this page to reflect these changes.

Limits are per household, per 28 day period.

Codeine Phosphate 30mg – 200 pills
Dihydrocodeine 30mg – 112 pills
Co-Codamol/Kapake/Solpadol/Zapain 30/500mg – 200 pills

Please note: there can be no exceptions made to these restrictions.

[table caption=”” width=”700″ colwidth=”” colalign=””] Product,Pack Size,Maximum Order Per Month
Codeine Phosphate,,
Codeine Phosphate 30mg,28 Tablets,3 Boxes
Codeine Phosphate 30mg,100 Tablets,2 Box
Codeine Phosphate 60mg,28 Tablets,3 Box
Dihydrocodeine,,
Dihydrocodeine 30mg,56 Tablets,2 Box
Co-Codamol,,
Co-Codamol Effervescent,100 Tablets,2 Box
Co-Codamol,100 Tablets,2 Box
Co-Dydramol,,
Co-Dydramol – 10/500mg,100 Tablets,2 Box
Kapake,,
Kapake 30/500mg,100 Tablets,2 Box
Solpadol,,
Solpadol 30/500mg Effervescent,100 Tablets,2 Box
Solpadol 30/500mg,100 Caplets,2 Boxes
Zapain 30/500mg,100 Tablets / Capsules,2 Box
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Celebrex,,
Celebrex 100mg,60 Capsules,2 Boxes
Celebrex 200mg,30 Capsules,2 Boxes
Relpax,,
Relpax 40mg,6 Tablets,3 Boxes
Diclofenac,,
Diclofenac Sodium 50mg,84 Tablets,6 Boxes
Diclofenac Sodium 75mg,28 Tablets,2 Boxes
Diclofenac Sodium 100mg,28 Tablets,2 Boxes
Diclofenac Sodium Suppositories 100mg,10 Pieces,5 Boxes
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