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*'''Sweden:''' Codeine is Schedule III under Swedish law, which means it is heavily regulated and sold only to those who have a prescription.{{citation needed}} | *'''Sweden:''' Codeine is Schedule III under Swedish law, which means it is heavily regulated and sold only to those who have a prescription.{{citation needed}} | ||
*'''Switzerland''': Codeine is a controlled substance specifically named under Verzeichnis A. Medicinal use is permitted. Some preparations containing codeine are included in Verzechnis C, while certain ones are excluded.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classified-compilation/20101220/index.html|title=Verordnung des EDI über die Verzeichnisse der Betäubungsmittel, psychotropen Stoffe, Vorläuferstoffe und Hilfschemikalien|publisher=Bundeskanzlei [Federal Chancellery of Switzerland]|access-date=January 1, 2020|language=de}}</ref> | *'''Switzerland''': Codeine is a controlled substance specifically named under Verzeichnis A. Medicinal use is permitted. Some preparations containing codeine are included in Verzechnis C, while certain ones are excluded.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.admin.ch/opc/de/classified-compilation/20101220/index.html|title=Verordnung des EDI über die Verzeichnisse der Betäubungsmittel, psychotropen Stoffe, Vorläuferstoffe und Hilfschemikalien|publisher=Bundeskanzlei [Federal Chancellery of Switzerland]|access-date=January 1, 2020|language=de}}</ref> | ||
*'''Turkey''': Codeine is a 'red prescription' only substance<ref>KIRMIZI REÇETEYE TABİ İLAÇLAR | https://www.titck.gov.tr/storage/Archive/2019/contentFile/K%C4%B1rm%C4%B1z%C4%B1%20Re%C3%A7eteye%20Tabi%20%C4%B0la%C3%A7lar%2005072019_ebcc7e92-6661-4983-870a-fe8983a9c2b7.pdf</ref> and illegal when sold or possessed without a prescription.{{citation needed}} | |||
*'''United Arabian Emirates:''' The UAE takes an exceptionally strict line on medicines, with many common drugs, notably anything with containing codeine being banned unless you have a notarized and authenticated doctor's prescription. Visitors breaking the rules, even inadvertently, have been deported or imprisoned. The US Embassy to the UAE maintains an [http://abudhabi.usembassy.gov/restricted_medication.html unofficial list] of what may not be imported.{{citation needed}} | *'''United Arabian Emirates:''' The UAE takes an exceptionally strict line on medicines, with many common drugs, notably anything with containing codeine being banned unless you have a notarized and authenticated doctor's prescription. Visitors breaking the rules, even inadvertently, have been deported or imprisoned. The US Embassy to the UAE maintains an [http://abudhabi.usembassy.gov/restricted_medication.html unofficial list] of what may not be imported.{{citation needed}} | ||
*'''United Kingdom:''' Under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 codeine is a Class B controlled substance or a Class A drug when prepared for injection.<ref>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/38/schedule/2</ref> The possession of controlled substances without a prescription is a criminal offense.<ref>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/38/contents</ref> However, certain preparations of codeine are exempt from this restriction under Schedule 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. It is thus legal to possess codeine without a prescription, provided that it is compounded with at least one other active or inactive ingredient and that the dosage of each tablet, capsule, etc does not exceed 100 mg or 2.5% concentration in the case of liquid preparations.{{citation needed}} | *'''United Kingdom:''' Under the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 codeine is a Class B controlled substance or a Class A drug when prepared for injection.<ref>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/38/schedule/2</ref> The possession of controlled substances without a prescription is a criminal offense.<ref>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1971/38/contents</ref> However, certain preparations of codeine are exempt from this restriction under Schedule 5 of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001. It is thus legal to possess codeine without a prescription, provided that it is compounded with at least one other active or inactive ingredient and that the dosage of each tablet, capsule, etc does not exceed 100 mg or 2.5% concentration in the case of liquid preparations.{{citation needed}} | ||