OREANDA-NEWS. August 31, 2012. The number of medicines containing codeine, which be sold to one person, will be limited. The relevant requirements, as a result of the meeting for issues concerning the control of traffic combined drugs containing codeine, will be included to draft order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine "On Amendments to the Order of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine № 360 dated 19.07.2005."

The relevant initiatives of the State Service of Ukraine on Medicinal Products have been agreed during a meeting, which was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine, the State Service of Ukraine on Medicinal Products, Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine, the State Service of Ukraine on Drugs Control, representatives of NGOs and the organizations protecting patients' rights.

"We hope that quoting of sale of drugs with codeine 'in one hand' will contribute to reducing their use by citizens who buy them to use for medical purposes," Oleksiy Soloviev, the Head of State Service of Ukraine on Medicinal Products emphasized.