A SHORTAGE of common drugs including Calpol could last for ‘several months’, pharmacy bosses today warned. Chemists across the UK are running out of antibiotics, cold and flu medicines just as kids ...

Youngsters are given so much Calpol unnecessarily it has been dubbed “the heroin of childhood”, a medic says. New dad Dr Chris van Tulleken investigated why the UK spends £64million a year on the ...

When children write their Christmas list to Santa, most ask for toys or books, not Calpol and baby wipes. However, parents are requesting everyday household items and clothing from a support group ...

FOR many women the road to motherhood can be emotionally challenging and incredibly expensive. But one determined mum, Taylor Beales, took matters into her own hands to achieve her dream of starting a ...

A new documentary following the over-prescription of medicine to children has described Calpol as the ‘Heroin of childhood’. ‘The Doctor who Gave up Drugs’ aired on the BBC this week with Dr Chris Van ...

BABIES stuck in filthy nappies, children in pain because there’s no Calpol and youngsters sleeping in drawers. It’s an extremely bleak picture and one Sophie Livingstone MBE, the CEO of Little Village ...

Brits are being warned of a Calpol shortage as pharmacies across parts of the country are faced with concerning medicine shortages. The over-the-counter medicine, usually given to children, is in ...

Youngsters are given so much Calpol unnecessarily it has been dubbed “the heroin of childhood”. New dad Dr Chris van Tulleken investigated why the UK spends £64million a year on the paracetamol-packed ...

CALPOL is a staple in most medicines cabinets across Britain. In fact, 84 per cent of babies will have had some of the sweet, strawberry-flavoured paracetamol syrup by the time they reach six months ...

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