The Scottish government's chief pharmaceutical officer Alison Strath said: "Medicine supply is a matter reserved to the UK ...

The Scottish Government said patients affected by the disruption will be offered alternative treatment options ...

BRITS have been told to ration their supplies of a popular painkiller as the UK faces an “enormously disruptive” nationwide ...

Some patients have been told to start preparing to come off the medicine immediately due to the national shortage.

PATIENTS in Scotland are facing a shortage of a strong prescription painkiller until the summer. UK supplies of the drug are running low due to the Indian government delaying the authorisation to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Supplies of co-codamol will be limited in Scotland until the summer time, the Scottish Government has confirmed. There is ...

Patients have been urged to ration supplies of the painkiller co-codamol amid a UK-wide shortage expected to last for months.

Scotland faces a national shortage of prescription co-codamol 30/500mg due to ingredient import delays from India. NHS offers alternative pain management.

Supplies are expected to be limitied until the summer.

Patients have been advised to reduce their use of the painkiller slowly as stopping altogether can cause withdrawal symptoms ...