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Health regulators seized 3.5million unlicensed erection pills last year

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Health regulators seized 3.5million unlicensed erection pills last year as officials warn copycat fakes could be cut with dangerous chemicals The MHRA seized fake pills at UK borders amounting to more than £10million Viagra has been available over the counter without a prescription since 2017 But men are still turning to cheap fake versions which … Read more

Doctors pushing new drugs don’t have to admit they are funded by the pill’s makers

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A bright hope has suddenly appeared in depression therapy: the ‘party’ drug, ketamine. Known best as a horse tranquilliser, it is also used as an anaesthetic in hospitals. But ketamine can cause soaring highs and is used illegally, with potentially nightmarish results; the drug is addictive and can trigger psychosis. Recently, leading depression experts lined … Read more

DR ELLIE CANNON: How can I ease this awful pain if I can’t get my migraine pills?

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I have battled crippling migraines for many years and they are usually managed by Migraleve tablets. But my GP tells me there is a national shortage of the drugs. Are there any suitable alternatives? It is estimated that about six million Britons regularly suffer migraines. Migraleve has been one of the most popular treatments for … Read more

High blood pressure pills will be offered to 720,000 more NHS patients

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NHS guidelines will be changed to offer blood pressure-lowering drugs to hundreds of thousands more people in the UK. The threshold a patient has to hit before being given the life-saving drugs will be lowered and more than triple the number of people diagnosed with stage one high blood pressure. Health service watchdog, the National … Read more

GP practice is to prescribe pot PLANTS instead of pills for depression

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GP practice will trial prescribing pot PLANTS instead of pills for patients suffering from depression, anxiety and loneliness Cornbrook Medical Practice, in the inner-city area of Hulme, is behind the move The pilot scheme by the GP practice is the latest example of social prescribing Studies show gardening is good for mental health because nature … Read more

Your pills’ nasty side effects? They’re not as rare as you think

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Everyone knows medicines can have side effects. But do you know the possible downsides of the pills you take regularly? One Briton in five over the age of 65 takes at least seven different medications, a report revealed last week. And a startling 86 per cent of this age group take at least one prescription … Read more