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<p>The figures were provided in response to a parliamentary question from TD Colm Burke after it was revealed over a million prescriptions were issued for codeine last year, a 22% jump over the last ten years. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins</p>

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60% rise in elderly patients being prescribed codeine

Latest figures from the HSE show that 435,621 over-70s were prescribed codeine products last year through the three main public drug schemes

<p>Opioids, which include heroin, methadone and codeine, are addictive, sedating narcotic drugs, according to the Health Research Board. File picture: Getty</p>

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'Significant decline' in problem opioid use among young Irish adults, research finds

<p>Codeine is regulated in Ireland in terms of how available it is, but "perhaps this is not enough", said Tánaiste Leo Varadkar. File image.</p>

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Call for ban on over-the-counter painkillers after young mother dies of overdose

Report reveals codeine product guidelines have saved lives

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Report reveals codeine product guidelines have saved lives

Ireland on the verge of a codeine addiction epidemic, Irish Medical Journal warns

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Ireland on the verge of a codeine addiction epidemic, Irish Medical Journal warns

Irish parents warned not to give kids under 12 medicines containing codeine

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Irish parents warned not to give kids under 12 medicines containing codeine