Thanks jeckyl..... And guys believe it or not its not even old, I got it from a friends meds cupboard, he had a broken fibula and a shattered pelvis, (motorbike accident) but that was two years ago, I sai, "I'll have these' lol the dates on them are still in date, the white stuff is where some of the syrup has dribbled down the bottle and set. The syrup is totally clear and absolutely fine..25mg in 5mg is bigger than what I've seen, typically 10mg in 25mg is what I see on people's pics. I had a 40mg dose measured out with a plastic benalyn syringe last night, so 100mg codeine, nice little wavey buzz on....I'll be leaving it in the fridge now (after I clean the bottlws) I also found 7 20 mg temazepan jellies, now I hope they don't have a shelf life because they were taken out of circulation ages ago im sure lol x