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You will now require a doctor's note to buy some painkillers and cough syrups, says poisons board

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You will now require a doctor's note to buy some painkillers and cough syrups.

The Government on Tuesday said some drugs would no longer be purchased over the counter because they contained addictive ingredients and were overused.

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