A MUM who was prescribed co-codamol for an innocent injury ended up spiralling into an addiction so severe that she faced ...

NICOLA Sturgeon’s sister has revealed she had a secret addiction to drugs. Gillian Owens, 50, says her craving for strong painkillers saw her knocking back 12 pills a day and when she ...

Gill Owens was prescribed the medicine for pain relief after she threw her neck back on a fairground ride with her daughter and was told by a doctor she had whiplash.

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 - ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Getty Images/Image Source (Getty Images/Image Source) Supplies of co-codamol will be limited in Scotland until the summer ...

14:48, Thu, Feb 19, 2026 Updated: 14:48, Thu, Feb 19, 2026 Patients have been urged to ration supplies of the painkiller co-codamol amid a UK-wide shortage expected to last for months. Pharmacists ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. UK pharmacies are facing a warning over a shortage of co-codamol tablets (Getty Images) The National Pharmacy Association (NPA), ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. [Getty Images] Supplies of prescription-strength co-codamol will be limited until the summer, the Scottish government has ...

Supplies of co-codamol will be limited in Scotland until the summer time, the Scottish Government has confirmed. There is currently a UK-wide shortage of the prescription-strength pain killer due to ...