Cough syrups can carry an increased risk of bacterial growth once opened. Dr Grant said: “Once opened, cough syrups can last ...

ANSM, the French drug agency, has warned against the viral social media dare among youths, risking severe liver damage.

Doctors usually recommend taking paracetamol in case of fever, headache or body pain. But there are many types of paracetamol ...

Dr Donald Grant has highlighted the importance of checking the expiry date on common medications as taking them past this ...

The following article contains general information and should not be used in place of medical advice from practitioners. If ...

More than 200 rivers around the world have been analysed to reveal the water quality and what lurks beneath the surface.

McHugh – who took the drugs from “webster packs”, or blister packs in which the pharmacy organised his medication – began ...

The High Street pharmacy chain Boots is asking customers to return packs of 500-milligram paracetamol tablets because a ...

Boots has urgently warned customers not to take one of its own-brand paracetamols and return any packets to stores immediately. The product has been recalled over a ‘packaging error,’ with the high ...

A Dorset mother is raising awareness of the dangers of paracetamol after she lost her daughter to an overdose. Joanne Garcia-Dias described her daughter Alice as 'so caring' and as having the 'biggest ...

It adds that if you have purchased the tablets for someone else, you should let them know about the recall as soon as possible. In a new update uploaded today, March 4, Boots have confirmed that the ...

The retailer has removed packs ofthe painkiller from sale after disovering they contain tablets labelled as aspirin.