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 ...

CHLOE Montgomery was first prescribed co-codamol aged 16 for a migraine – and for the next 20 years, she lived behind a ...

Supplies of prescription-strength co-codamol will be limited until the summer, the Scottish government has confirmed. A UK-wide shortage of the strongest form of the painkiller - the 30/500mg dosage - ...

A MUM who was prescribed co-codamol for an innocent injury ended up spiralling into an addiction so severe that she faced losing her job and kids. Gill Owens was taking a dozen pills every day within ...

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 ...

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 ...

The NHS has issued a warning over a common painkiller used by millions of people in the UK every year. Pharmacists alone hand out 650,000 prescriptions of the drug to tens of millions annually. While ...

An NHS GP has urged patients taking one common medication to stop taking additional paracetamol due to risks of accidentally overdosing of one ingredient. Paracetamol ranks amongst Britain's most ...

BRITS have been told to ration their supplies of a popular painkiller as the UK faces an “enormously disruptive” nationwide shortage. The NHS says only half the usual supply of prescription-strength ...