Some time in 1990, I was involved in a project that researched the feasibility of launching cough syrup in a sachet, something that was unheard of in the market in those days. The brand was Nivaran 90 ...

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In Nigeria, thousands of young people are addicted to codeine cough syrup – a medicine that’s become a street drug. But who makes this syrup? And who sells it to Nigeria’s students?

It acts centrally and elevates the threshold for coughing. It is about equal to codeine in depressing the cough reflex. In therapeutic dosage dextromethorphan does not inhibit ciliary activity.