All news on the topic: Prescriptions

Cough syrup codeine linctus will now only be available to patients with a prescription after reclassification by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)

Cocaine remains Britain's top drug seized more than any other apart from cannabis, the Home Office says, but heroin and ketamine were the main drug seen by some UK police forces

Madison Pietz, 25, tragically lost her son Waylon, four, after a chest of drawers fell on him but has become great friends with the family of the little girl who received his bowel in a life-saving operation

Dad Paul makes up one of the many so-called 'dust-heads' suffering the devastating impacts of the monkey dust epidemic sweeping Stoke-on-Trent - now known as the UK's capital for the drug

Five-year-old Ellis Hamer-Holland was being treated for leukaemia when he was re-admitted to the Royal Manchester Children's Hospital with severe pain, an inquest heard

A mother has asked for advice on how to handle her daughter after she confessed she was pregnant and wanted her mum to raise the child as her own

Janet Fryer was banned from the profession over a catalogue of mismanagement at two homes in Keighley, West Yorks, between 2018 and 2021

A ground-breaking study found promising results when analysing whether taking Viagra - commonly used for erectile dysfunction - could also cut the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. But, who can and can't take the little blue pill?

The pharmaceutical firm reported pre-tax profits of £5.5 billion for 2023, up from £1.8 billion the previous year

Researchers followed more than 250,000 men diagnosed with erectile dysfunction over a period of five years, finding those who were taking erectile dysfunction drugs were 18% less likely to develop Alzheimer’s

Strictly Come Dancing star Adam Thomas has lifted the lid on the pain he's suffering with rheumatoid arthritis - which affects one percent of the UK population

Thanks to a new £645 million deal with NHS England, patients can now be treated for a host of common illnesses at their local pharmacy instead of waiting for a GP appointment - and while most of you thought it was a bad move, hundreds were more than happy about it

Sarah Mulindwa, NHS nurse, sexual health expert and presenter of Channel 4’s The Sex Clinic, wants to bust some common myths as a survey for Tackle HIV, a campaign led by former rugby international Gareth Thomas, unearthed the extent misconceptions about the condition are believed

One concerned doctor described the deadly fungal infection as a "nightmare scenario" and warned, "we’ve never had a pathogen like this in the fungal infection area” as it spreads across the US

Lee Cato, 48, has been taking Concerta for ADHD for years, but hasn't been able to access his medication - or any alternatives - for a month - with the NHS citing a UK-wide shortage

The condition is caused by a hormone imbalance and affects around a third to around two-thirds of males, depending on age - and it could lead to serious health impacts

Pharmacists in England can now prescribe antibiotics for seven key conditions, without patients having to see a doctor - and all of your questions could be answered here

Patients can now be treated for a host of common illnesses at their local pharmacy instead of waiting for a GP appointment - freeing up ten million consultations a year. But is this really the answer to help our struggling general practices?

Patients can now be treated for a host of common illnesses at their local pharmacy instead of waiting for a GP appointment in a new £645 million deal with NHS England

Jessica Cronshaw,26, from Lancashire, was 28 weeks pregnant when she was found hanged in her family home, after experiencing a sharp decline in her mental health

Jade Couperthwaite, from Bolton, tragically found her sister dead on a sofa last year - and then walked into a bedroom to find her brother had met the same fate

The government wants to ban children from smoking, but is only going to limit the flavours and packaging for vapes, says Fleet Street Fox. If it was his kids risking a collapsed lung he might think again

Brian Brierley's son Sean is still fighting to find out the truth about his dad's death in 1991 in Liverpool Around 30,000 people contracted HIV and hepatitis C through contaminated blood

Boffins have found a way to reprogramme a type of white blood cell named the T Cell, which normally helps the immune system fight off diseases - and it could work after just one treatment

Peaky Blinders actor Paul Anderson has pleaded guilty to possession of crack cocaine as well as class B amphetamines and two classes C prescription drugs, a court heard