The Department of Health and Social Care has warned that a common painkiller will be in short supply for months with doctors told 'do not start new treatment' ...

The shortage affects many common medicines, including prescription strength co-codamol and low dose aspirin.

The Department of Health and Social Care issued a notice this month that co-codamol 30mg/500mg tablets will be in short supply ...

Northern Ireland is facing the possibility of common painkillers being rationed as stocks dwindle, an industry body has warned.

A national shortage of a common pain medication is expected to affect supplies until June ...

“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 ...

Around 5 million co-codamol tablets are dispensed in Northern Ireland each month, to a population of less than 2 million ...