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Medicines

UK a nation of pill poppers

Wednesday, 10 Dec 2014

Nearly half of all women and men are taking prescription drugs the Health Survey for England shows. Statins and pain relief drugs and anti-depressants topped the list of most commonly prescribed drugs.

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