Laudanum toward banning opium tincture or at least requiring the product to be brought within the FDA's regulatory framework. Opium tincture remains in the British Pharmacopoeia, where it is referred to as Tincture of Opium, B.P., Laudanum, Thebaic Tincture, or Tinctura Thebaica, and "adjusted to contain 1% w/v of anhydrous morphine." It is a Class A substance under the Misuse of Drugs Act of 1971. At least one manufacturer (Macfarlan Smith) still produces opium tincture in the U.K. . "Gee's Linctus" is also available from most UK pharmacies, especially the Independent stores. This contains "Opium Tincture", at 0.083ml, per 5ml, and
Drug recycling impact of pharmaceuticals and personal care products. Typically they only accept medication which has not expired and which is in unopened packaging. When re-using recycled drugs, they only go to specific pharmacies which are prepared to address the special requirements of participating in a recycling program. Usually, drug returns happen without financial compensation. SIRUM, an acronym for "Supporting Initiatives to Redistribute Unused Medicine", is a nonprofit organization which advocates for drug recycling. Drug recycling Drug recycling is the idea that health care organizations or consumers with unused drugs can somehow transfer them in a safe and appropriate way to another