Core drugs and critical analysis

The topic for this submission is: codeine. The report will be in 4 sections
(tasks) and must be referenced using Harvard referencing style.

Task 1: Article to Summarise (400 words)

Your first task is to write a summary of a set newspaper story on the addictive
properties of codeine.

The article is ‘Pharmacies across the UK could be BANNED from selling
codeine over the counter amid growing fears about painkiller addiction’
from the Daily Mail 5 August 2020, (find the link on daily mail website).
UK pharmacies could be BANNED from selling codeine | Daily Mail Online

Task 2: Accuracy of the Article (300 words)

With reference to published literature, MHRA guidance, and pharmacology
textbooks, explain whether the information in the newspaper is accurate or
not.