Some health boards have told people using the painkiller to begin reducing their tablets by one a week.

The Scottish Government said patients affected by the disruption will be offered alternative treatment options ...

BRITS have been told to ration their supplies of a popular painkiller as the UK faces an “enormously disruptive” nationwide ...

Warning as major shortage of painkiller used by millions could last until summer - The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) ...

Concern is growing among pharmacists after a shortage alert was issued for co-codamol until June 2026. The national shortage impacts co‑codamol 30/500 tablets, and supplies will be limited from early ...

Some patients have been told to start preparing to come off the medicine immediately due to the national shortage.

Patients have been urged to ration supplies of the painkiller co-codamol amid a UK-wide shortage expected to last for months.

THE UK is facing a “distressing” shortage of co-codamol – a painkiller used by millions of Brits to treat severe pain every year, pharmacy experts have warned. The drug, which is ...

A UK co-codamol painkiller shortage is forcing chronic pain patients to cut doses, switch drugs, or go without relief as pharmacies run low and NHS issues tapering advice.

“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 ...