Each time you swallow a pill, there's a very good chance it was made using chemicals derived from crude oil. Everything from paracetamol and ibuprofen to hay fever tablets and antibiotics such as ...

Boots has urgently recalled one of its own-brand paracetamol from shelves over a 'packaging error'. The high street pharmacy stuck a 'do not take' alert on a batch of its 500mg tablets. It is feared ...

Millions of people across the UK take a painkiller on any given day, with over-the-counter options like paracetamol and ibuprofen the most commonly-used. But which will be most effective depends on ...