MUMBAI: In a major crackdown, Maharashtra's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorities have seized around 15,000 bottles of Codeine syrup , which is widely used by school children . Cough syrups with an ingredient of codeine phosphate have an intoxicating effect on nerves and due to easy availability at chemist shops, it is widely abused.
FDA's Intelligence Branch received information about clandestine distribution of the formulation containing Codeine phosphate narcotic drugs used amongst drug addicts and school children, an FDA official said.
