All news on the topic: Prescriptions

After weeks of being unwell, doctors diagnosed Isla Joy with a viral infection however on February 4 mom Abbie became increasingly concerned about a rash on the tot's legs which spread up her back and took her to A&E

Price caps on vet prescription fees could be introduced after the Competition and Markets Authority watchdog announced a formal probe into high medicine prices

Reaching for the toothbrush after vomiting is common practice for many people, but dentist Dr Vikas Prinja has warned against this - and explained the best way to clean inside your mouth after being sick

Brian Flynn, 52, said a UK vet quoted him £5,318 for surgery and aftercare when Flash, his eight year old Beagle, suffered a leg injury during a holiday in France

Raynaud's disease affects around one in six people in the UK and can cause extreme pain and changes in skin colour. Despite this, the condition is frequently overlooked

Talented acrobat, 22-year-old Vlada Morozova, who had been with the Great Moscow State Circus, collapsed after performing in a show and died later in hospital of hypoglycemia

In England, the cost for an individual prescription is £9.65 per item - so if you have three medicines in your prescription you will have to pay the charge three times and this expense can add up if you are on a low income

Women are disproportionately affected by chronic pain than men, studies show, with many having to wait years before receiving a diagnosis. The Mirror looks at the latest research and hears from an expert on the damaging narrative

And of those who have tried a diet pill or injection without consulting a doctor, almost a quarter were able to buy these through social media, research has found

Pharmacists are facing a barrage of abuse and burglaries on a regular basis, as one local chemist was petrol-bombed in the dead of night, and staff were threatened at knife-point

Grandma Petra Walker-Barrera, 68, from Stone in Staffordshire, says her life has been changed forever after doctors prescribed her with metoclopramide, which should only be used for five days at a time

The 16-year-old boy was left in agony by crippling groin and stomach pains by the condition which was first assumed to be just constipation or a kidney infection

Oprah Winfrey has parted ways with the WeightWatchers board of directors just months after confessing that her impressive 40lb weight loss had been aided by popular diabetes type 2 drug Ozempic

Pegabalin has been prescribed to around eight million Brits for ailments including anxiety, epilepsy and nerve pain but has caused people to become hooked on it

Paul Gill, 65, from West Yorkshire, was given the choice of dying at home or in a hospice after beingd told he had Motor Neurone Disease (MND) in June last year -but his diagnosis was a mistake

Without enough vitamin D, we may experience a host of unpleasant symptoms that could impact our day-to-day lives - including feeling exhausted, less hungry and experiencing muscle pain or weakness

Jason Watson was stood down by officials in Bahrain after he failed to reveal he had taken a notifiable substance when selected for a random drugs test

Dr Francis Bailley GP, 63 who lives in Lyvelly Gardens, Peterborough, has been jailed for two years and two months for pursuing a young woman after she was released from a secure psychiatric unit

Whilst most types of liver disease don't cause any side-effects in the early stages, a little-known symptom can present itself when the liver has become damaged and scarred

Lauren Bolton, 29, suffers from "locked jaw" - a degenerative condition which affects the movement of her jaw, ears, and temple and leaves her in excruciating pain

Police believe Praveen Arora’s alternative medicines business was used to smuggle prescription-only painkillers hidden among legitimate herbal therapies

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James Scroggie, 40, from Cheshire, reached his heaviest weight of 139kg in lockdown, having started to pile on after he got married as he was not trying to "look good for somebody else any more"

Father-to-be Mitchell Joseph, who was 33, was playing as a full-back with St Joseph’s AFC in Swansea when he collapsed just minutes into the game after being told he could play following a heart operation

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)