Opioid painkillers 'must carry prominent warnings' All opioid medicines in the UK will carry prominent warnings on their labels saying they can cause addiction, the health secretary has announced.
Matt Hancock acted after figures in England and Wales revealed a-more-than 60% increase in prescriptions for opioid painkillers in the last decade.
People needed protection "from the darker side to painkillers," he said.
Health experts welcomed the move, saying opioids can cause "life-altering and sometimes fatal addictions". BBC News
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