Independent medicine information from a GPhC-registered UK pharmacy · Checked against NHS, MHRA and NICE sources

UK medicine information

Clear, careful answers about prescription medicines

Plain-English guides on insomnia, long-term pain and narcolepsy, and the medicines used to treat them. Every fact is checked against the NHS, the MHRA, NICE and official product information.

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How to use this site

Information, not a prescription. The medicines we cover all need a UK prescription.

Talk to your prescriber before you start, change or stop anything.

Emergency? Call 999. For urgent advice, call NHS 111.

Conditions

Start with what you are living with

01

Insomnia

Trouble falling or staying asleep, what helps, and when to see a GP.

02

Chronic pain

Pain that lasts more than 12 weeks, self-management and NHS pain services.

03

Narcolepsy

Excessive daytime sleepiness, diagnosis at a sleep clinic and living safely.

Medicine guides

What you should know before, during and after treatment

Side effects, interactions, dependence, legal status and safe stopping, described only within each medicine's UK licence.

Zopiclone

A short-term treatment for insomnia in adults. Class C controlled drug.

Modafinil

Licensed in the UK for excessive sleepiness caused by narcolepsy.

Tapentadol

A strong opioid painkiller. Class A, Schedule 2 controlled drug.

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How we write

Official sources only

Facts come from the NHS, MHRA Drug Safety Updates, NICE guidance and the product information on the eMC, and each one is linked.

Within the licence

We describe what each medicine is licensed for in the UK. We do not promote off-label uses or tell you how to get a medicine.

Safety first

Every guide says when to get help and how to report a side effect on the MHRA Yellow Card scheme.