“I decided to take a dose again for a severe headache a few weeks later,” Rachel remembers. “I’ve always experienced very bad headaches, which paracetamol and ibuprofen have zero effect on. Usually I ...

A husband-to-be who was so addicted to co-codamol he would take 48 a day says his wife saved his life by giving him the ultimatum: 'choose me or the drug'. Ben Welthy was first prescribed the drug for ...

The NHS has issued a warning about the prolonged use of co-codamol, a commonly used painkiller taken by millions of people across the UK each year. Tens of millions of prescriptions for co-codamol are ...

The NHS has issued a warning over the co-codamol painkiller. Millions of people use the strong painkiller every year, with pharmacists alone handing out 650,000 prescriptions on top of those ...

A husband-to-be who was so addicted to co-codamol he would take 48 a day says his wife saved his life by giving him the ultimatum: 'choose me or the drug'. Ben Welthy was first prescribed the drug for ...

The NHS has issued a stark warning regarding a widely-used painkiller taken by millions across Britain annually. Tens of millions of co-codamol prescriptions are dispensed each year, with chemists ...

20:35, Thu, Feb 12, 2026 Updated: 20:38, Thu, Feb 12, 2026 Concern is growing among pharmacists after a shortage alert was issued for co-codamol until June 2026. The national shortage impacts ...

Paracetamol ranks among the UK's most commonly used medications, prized for its pain-relieving qualities and ability to tackle high temperatures. Roughly 200 million packs of this painkiller are ...