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Is codeine a controlled substance in Canada?

Q: Is codeine a controlled substance in Canada?

Yes — a narcotic. Health Canada's Drug Product Database lists 33 marketed products that contain codeine, 24 of them with other ingredients. All 33 are listed as NARCOTICS (CDSA I).

Yes — a narcotic.

Narcotic · CDSA Schedule I

Health Canada's Drug Product Database lists 33 marketed products that contain codeine, 24 of them with other ingredients. All 33 are listed as NARCOTICS (CDSA I).

Checked 2026-11-08 against Health Canada’s data extract of 2026-11-02.

A pharmacist can sell low-dose codeine without a prescription under set conditions. Its receipt is still recorded and its inventory still tracked. Low-dose codeine products in Canada.

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Source: Health Canada, Drug Product Database data extract (marketed human products), updated 2026-11-02, checked 2026-11-08. The federal schedule only. Guidance, not legal advice.