HEALTH Minister Greg Hunt has reportedly faced a Liberal party room backlash about the S4 rescheduling of codeine, with a parliamentary meeting last night seeing several MPs raising objections to the move.
According to The Guardian Liberal members including Craig Kelly, Jason Falinski, Tim Wilson and Russell Broadbent said making OTC codeine prescription-only was unpopular with constituents and was likely to be ineffective due to doctor-shopping.
The report said MPs fear a backlash from their electorates amid perceptions of strong Pharmacy Guild opposition to the measure.
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