All news on the topic: Prescriptions

Mum Michelle Grant had two seizures and developed progressively worse symptoms - like bloody mucus - before she was eventually given a horrific cancer diagnosis

Therapeutic Use Exemptions allow athletes to treat health issues using medication or techniques that are normally prohibited. UK Anti-Doping has not identified the players, clubs or medication

Boris Johnson ordered a consultation into raising the age that people qualify for free prescriptions in England in line with the state pension age - but the plans have been dropped

When buying medicines over the counter, The Money Saving Expert told viewers to check if the different medicines have the same Product Licence code

Some cough medicine that can be bought at Boots and other pharmacies has had to be urgently recalled over fears about safety. A regulatory body warned of possible allergic reaction to a substance known as pholcodine

Patients in England will pay more for NHS prescriptions from this April - it comes after the annual price rise was frozen last year due to the cost of living crisis

WARNING DISTRESSING IMAGES: Nicole Donald has shared horrifying photos after she had an "excruciating" reaction to medication that saw every mucus membrane in her body start to burn

Natalee King, from Florida, America, was sent into a spiral after her first husband, John King, died in a work training accident in 2013 - but has now quit drugs and alcohol after getting the help she so desperately needed

Thousands are expected to be offered the appetite suppressant Wegovy on prescription after the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence gave the NHS the green light for it to be used

Labour MP Tonia Antoniazzi warned that worries about the price of medication - at £9.35 per item - are leading to many people either skipping or reducing their doses

The Duke of Sussex said that marijuana "really helped him" mentally, but taking cocaine "did nothing for him", in a candid live Q&A with trauma expert Dr Gabor Maté

Kelly Pendry complained about severe period pains in 2016 but her concerns were disregarded ad she was consistently misdiagnosed. Now five years, Kelly has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and she is looking to seek surgery overseas

Campaigner mum Charlotte Caldwell has managed to get free cannabis oils for Harry - with his parents previously paying £1,500 a month for the life-saving product

From April 1, women prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as part of menopause treatment will be able to access a new scheme to give them access to a year's worth of treatment for just under £20

Eryl Reeves was reported missing on November 29 after her husband returned home from work and could not find her. Months later and there is still no sign of her and her husband, Dennis, has been left without his 'soulmate'

Mirror reader D Richens says it isn't fair that patients in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland don't have to pay for their NHS medication. Do YOU agree?

The game, called 'Ganjaland', appears to encourage players to take drugs and is being sold on retail websites such as eBay and Amazon, to the displeasure of anti-drug campaigners

Nasal sprays should not be used for more than a week at a time, as Dr Calcasola warns that overuse can actually worsen congestion and stuffiness instead of preventing it

Selena Gomez has spoken about her battle with lupus, including the side effects of the medication she takes to treat the condition, after her experience of being body-shamed about her weight

Just earlier this month, that horror became a reality for one 82-year-old pensioner who was pronounced dead at a nursing home before later being found alive by funeral home staff

Experts have raised concerns about the potentially damaging effects of Wegovy weight loss jab, known as the 'skinny shot'

Angel Stagg, 25, says she had voices in her head telling her that her children weren't clean enough while her cleaning routine would take up her entire morning every day

Helen Stobbart quickly deteriorated in the months before her death owing to her heroin addiction, crack cocaine, and methadone with her mum convinced she would still be alive with the right help

Illegal versions of anxiety medication have soared in popularity in recent years leading to a black market of "dirt-cheap but potentially fatal versions" of the drugs

Over the last few years, UFC lightweight champion Makhachev has dominated all comers on his path to winning the belt, but he faced a lengthy suspension after failing a drugs test in 2016