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Pure codeine base is not very soluble in water, and it doesn't have a very long shelf-life.

Such chemicals are often salted with a dilute strong acid to make them more water soluble and increase their stability.

So Codeine Sulphate is Codeine base plus a little bit of sulphuric acid.

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