Why has this quite affective pain killer been taken off the
prescription list? Is it purely political to save money and
further reduce our medication to second best?
paracetamol alone is o.k for headaches, but little else!
2007-06-23 06:19:43 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
You can get it in the same form (believe me ) the sam ingredients in co-codomol
2007-06-23 06:23:46 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope I found out the answer to this as I was on it and asked my pharmacist.
It has been taken off the list of medicines because ppl have become addicted to it. Thing that tickles me is what they now give me instead actually makes me quite high when I take it and feels far more addictive than Co-proximal which just used to get rid of the pain without the high I get now.
Go figure.....
2007-06-23 06:23:27 · answer #2 · answered by Yoga Wifey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ask your doctor for a prescription for DF118 - Paracetamol and dihydrocodeine. You'll find that an effective pain-killer.
2007-06-23 06:36:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
the therapeutic dose (the dose that is most effective) Is almost the same level as the dose that can damage the liver. coproxamol contains paracetamol. a cheaper but effective alterative is co-codamol 30/500
2007-06-23 06:29:25 · answer #4 · answered by deirdre5048 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A nurse friend tells me its purely cost related
2007-06-23 06:23:22 · answer #5 · answered by Sal*UK 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Apparently its to do with suicide rates and people using co proxomol to commit suicide.
I agree with you though, it was a good painkilling drug.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4221829.stm
2007-06-23 06:24:22 · answer #6 · answered by Amanda 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They were banned because it only takes a coulpe to overdose.
2007-06-23 06:47:11 · answer #7 · answered by ¸.•*¨) Inked Barbie ¸.•*¨) 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has as it causes heart disease or something similar in regular users.
2007-06-23 06:22:43 · answer #8 · answered by Cheeks 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
wasnt aware it had ask your gp its codine and paracetomal and you can still get them ???
2007-06-23 06:24:07 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋