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Dubai has strict regulations on all medicines containing opioid painkillers
Q I’m going to Dubai in November. I take Tramadol, which is illegal there. Do you know how I can bring only the amount of tramadol I want to Dubai?
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A The painkiller Tramadol first evolved 60 years ago and has been on the market since 1977. Dr Simon Cotton, Senior Lecturer at the University of Birmingham, says: “The drug is recognised as an analgesic with a potency of approximately 10% of morphine. It is used to treat moderate to severe acute and chronic pain.
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Dubai has strict regulations on all medicines containing opioid painkillers
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