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Veganin Triple Action Tablets 30
A pharmacy painkiller combining paracetamol, codeine and caffeine, for short-term...
only £5.19
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Ultramol Soluble Effervescent Tablets 32
An effervescent tablet combining paracetamol, codeine and caffeine for the short-term...
only £5.49
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Tiger Balm White Ointment 30g
A cooling herbal ointment rubbed into the skin for minor muscular aches and pains, and...
only £7.99
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Tiger Balm Red Ointment 30g
Tiger Balm Red is a licensed warming ointment with camphor, levomenthol, cajuput oil...
only £7.99
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Tiger Balm Red Ointment 19g
A warming herbal ointment rubbed into the skin for the temporary relief of muscular...
only £6.29
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Tiger Balm Muscle & Tension Lotion 80ml
The Tiger Balm muscle and tension lotion is a light, non-greasy massage lotion with...
only £8.90
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Syndol Film-coated Tablets
Syndol is a pharmacy-only painkiller tablet combining paracetamol, a low dose of...
from £6.29
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Paramol Tablets 32
Paramol is a pharmacy-only painkiller combining paracetamol with dihydrocodeine, for...
only £12.49
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Panadol ActiFast Tablets
Panadol ActiFast is a paracetamol tablet for headache and migraine, toothache...
from £1.99
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Orajel Extra Strength Toothache Gel 5.3g
A benzocaine oral gel that numbs the area for the short-term relief of toothache and...
only £5.49
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Nurofen Meltlets Lemon 200mg Orodispersible Tablets 12
Lemon-flavoured ibuprofen 200mg tablets that melt on the tongue without water, for...
only £3.99
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Nurofen Joint & Muscular Pain Relief 200mg Medicated Plasters 4
A self-adhesive plaster containing 200mg of ibuprofen, applied over a painful joint or...
only £10.99
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Movelat Gel 125g
Movelat Gel is a light, non-greasy pharmacy anti-inflammatory gel with salicylic acid...
only £12.29
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Movelat Cream 125g
Movelat Cream is a pharmacy anti-inflammatory rub containing salicylic acid and...
only £13.29
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Ibuprofen 400mg Tablets 84
Ibuprofen 400mg tablets are a pharmacy-strength anti-inflammatory painkiller for...
only £6.99
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Ibuleve Ibuprofen Gel 50g (5% and 10%)
Ibuleve is an ibuprofen gel you rub into the skin to ease backache, rheumatic and...
from £6.99
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Flarin 200mg Ibuprofen Soft Capsules 30
Flarin 200mg lipid-formulated ibuprofen soft capsules for the relief of joint, muscular...
only £10.89
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Deep Heat Rub
Deep Heat Rub is the original warming cream with methyl salicylate, menthol, eucalyptus...
from £2.89
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Deep Heat Pain Relief Heat Patches 4
Deep Heat Pain Relief Heat Patches are drug-free, self-heating adhesive patches that...
only £6.49
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Deep Heat Max Strength Cream 35g
Deep Heat Max Strength is a warming methyl salicylate and menthol cream for muscular...
only £5.19
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Cuprofen 400mg Tablets 96
Cuprofen 400mg Tablets are a pharmacy-strength ibuprofen painkiller for headache...
only £8.99
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Bonjela Junior Gel 15g
Bonjela Junior Gel is a numbing oral gel with lidocaine and a mild antiseptic that...
only £2.99
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Aspirin 300mg Tablets & Dispersible Tablets 32
Aspirin 300mg tablets and dispersible tablets relieve mild to moderate pain such as...
from £2.99
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Anadin Extra Tablets 32
Anadin Extra Tablets combine aspirin, paracetamol and caffeine to relieve mild to...
only £4.99
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Calpol SixPlus Sugar Free Suspension Strawberry Flavour 6+ Years
Calpol SixPlus is a sugar-free, strawberry-flavoured paracetamol suspension that...
from £4.99
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Calpol SixPlus Fastmelts 12
Calpol SixPlus Fastmelts are paracetamol tablets that melt on the tongue, for relieving...
only £5.59
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Anbesol Liquid 10ml
Anbesol Liquid is a 10ml pharmacy medicine dabbed onto the sore spot to numb the pain...
only £5.19
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Alka-Seltzer XS Effervescent Tablets 20
Alka-Seltzer XS is a pack of 20 effervescent tablets combining aspirin, paracetamol and...
only £5.79
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Alka-Seltzer Original Effervescent Tablets
Alka-Seltzer Original effervescent aspirin 324mg tablets dissolve in water for the...
from £3.49
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4head Headache Relief Stick
4head is a levomenthol 90% stick you swipe across your forehead for the relief of...
only £4.59
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Co-codamol 8/500 Tablets
Stronger pain relief combining paracetamol and low-dose codeine for moderate pain not...
only £4.99
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Nurofen 200mg Tablets (Ibuprofen)
Targeted pain relief for headaches, period pain, dental pain, muscle & joint pain...
from £0.99
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Nurofen Plus 32 Tablets
Tablets containing ibuprofen 200mg and codeine phosphate 12.8mg (MA holder Reckitt...
only £13.00
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Panadol Advance 500mg Tablets
Fast-absorbing paracetamol with OptiZorb technology
only £2.49
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Panadol Advance 500mg Tablets — 32
Fast-absorbing paracetamol with OptiZorb — reliable pain and fever relief in a larger...
only £3.84
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Solpadeine Max 24 Tablets
only £7.99
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Paracetamol 500mg Tablets
Paracetamol 500mg tablets for pain relief, supplied as a 16-tablet general-sale pack
from £0.99
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Ibuprofen 200mg Tablets
Ibuprofen 200mg tablets for pain relief, supplied as a 16-tablet general-sale pack
from £0.99
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Voltarol Max Strength Pain Relief 2.32% Gel
A 12-hour gel containing diclofenac diethylammonium 2.32%, applied to the skin for...
from £8.99
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Voltarol Back and Muscle Pain Relief 1.16% Gel
Topical gel containing diclofenac diethylammonium 1.16%, licensed for the relief of...
from £4.99
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TENS Machine Digital Pain Reliever
A digital TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) unit — a drug-free...
only £14.99
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TENS Machine Replacement Pads
Replacement soft gel pads (pack of 4) for the TENS Digital Pain Reliever.
only £5.99
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Calpol Infant Suspension 100 ml
The UK's most trusted children's paracetamol — for pain and fever in babies from 2...
from £4.99
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Vitality CBD Muscle Balm
A topical CBD balm containing 300mg CBD per 50ml tub, in a base of coconut oil...
only £19.99
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FlexiSEQ Max Strength Gel
FlexiSEQ Max Strength is a drug-free gel that lubricates the joint to ease the pain and...
from £13.99
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Anadin Joint Pain 200mg Ibuprofen Tablets 16
Anadin Joint Pain contains 200mg ibuprofen per tablet for the relief of mild to...
only £2.59
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Ashton & Parsons Teething Powders 20 Sachets
Ashton & Parsons Teething Powders are a traditional herbal medicine for babies from 3...
only £4.99
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Biofreeze Pain Relieving Gel
Biofreeze Gel is a menthol cooling gel, registered as a medical device, used for the...
from £9.49
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Bonjela Adult Gel 15g
Bonjela Adult is an oral gel with choline salicylate and a mild antiseptic that...
only £4.99
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Codasolve Effervescent Tablets 32
Codasolve is a soluble paracetamol, codeine and caffeine tablet for the short-term...
only £6.99
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Ibuprofen & Codeine 200mg/12.8mg Tablets 32
Ibuprofen & Codeine 200mg/12.8mg tablets combine an anti-inflammatory painkiller with...
only £8.99
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Ibuprofen 5% Gel 100g
Ibuprofen 5% Gel is an anti-inflammatory gel you rub into the skin to relieve backache...
only £7.99
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Naprosyn Pain Relief 250mg Gastro-Resistant Tablets
Naprosyn Pain Relief contains naproxen 250mg, an anti-inflammatory painkiller for the...
only £6.95
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Nurofen for Children 100mg Chewable Capsules Orange 12
Nurofen for Children Orange chewable capsules contain 100mg of ibuprofen to bring down...
only £5.29
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Nurofen Pain Relief Max Strength 512mg Tablets
Nurofen Pain Relief Max Strength 512mg Tablets contain 400mg of ibuprofen for mild to...
only £10.99
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Nuromol Dual Action Pain Relief Tablets
Nuromol Dual Action Pain Relief combines ibuprofen 200mg and paracetamol 500mg in one...
only £5.49
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Panadol Extra Advance Tablets
Panadol Extra Advance combines paracetamol 500mg with caffeine 65mg for headache and...
only £3.79
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Solpadeine Plus Capsules and Tablets
Solpadeine Plus combines paracetamol, codeine and caffeine for the short-term relief of...
from £7.99
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Alvita Freeze Spray 200ml
Alvita Freeze Spray gives instant ice-like cooling for strains, sprains and sports...
only £4.99
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Care+ Ibuprofen 5% w/w Gel 50g
Care+ Ibuprofen 5% Gel is a topical anti-inflammatory painkiller for back pain...
only £4.49
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Iglu Sugar Free Pastilles 24
Iglu Sugar Free Pastilles relieve mouth ulcers and sore gums with benzalkonium chloride...
only £5.49
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Cura-Heat Back & Shoulder Pain Heat Pads
Cura-Heat Back & Shoulder are thin, air-activated heat pads that stick to your clothing...
from £3.99
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ThermaCare HeatWraps
ThermaCare HeatWraps give drug-free, deep-penetrating heat from patented heat cells for...
from £10.99
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Algesal Local Analgesic Cream 50g
Algesal is a pharmacy medicine rubbed into the skin for the relief of rheumatic and...
only £2.99
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Calprofen Ibuprofen Suspension 100mg/5ml 200ml
Calprofen Ibuprofen Suspension relieves pain and fever - teething, toothache, earache...
only £5.99
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Pernaton Warming Gel 125ml
Pernaton Warming Gel is a fast-absorbing massage gel for muscles and joints with...
only £9.49
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Calgel Teething Gel 10g
Calgel Teething Gel relieves teething pain and discomfort in babies from 5 months, when...
only £3.49
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Nurofen Joint & Back Max Strength 10% Gel 40g
Nurofen Joint & Back Max Strength 10% Gel is a topical ibuprofen gel that relieves the...
only £6.99
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LMX4 Lidocaine 4% Numbing Cream 5g
LMX4 is a lidocaine 4% local anaesthetic cream that numbs the skin before a needle - a...
only £4.49
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Orajel Mouth Ulcer & Denture Gel 5.3g
Orajel Mouth Gel contains the local anaesthetic benzocaine 10% to give temporary relief...
only £3.49
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Orajel Dental Gel 5.3g
Orajel Dental Gel contains the local anaesthetic benzocaine 10% for temporary, rapid...
only £3.49
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Nurofen for Children 3 Months to 9 Years Oral Suspension 100ml
Nurofen for Children is an ibuprofen 100mg/5ml oral suspension that brings down fever...
from £4.49
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Nurofen for Children 3 Months to 12 Years Oral Suspension 200ml
Nurofen for Children is an ibuprofen 100mg/5ml oral suspension that brings down fever...
from £7.99
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Nurofen Long Lasting Pain Relief 300mg Capsules 24
Nurofen Long Lasting Pain Relief are prolonged-release ibuprofen 300mg capsules for...
only £7.49
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Pernaton Gel 250ml
Pernaton Gel is a non-greasy massage gel with green-lipped mussel (Perna) extract that...
only £13.49
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Sudafed Congestion & Headache Relief Day & Night Capsules 16
A 16-capsule day and night pack containing paracetamol and phenylephrine, for the...
only £4.69
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Solpadeine Headache Soluble Tablets 16
Solpadeine Headache Soluble is a paracetamol and caffeine effervescent tablet that you...
only £3.49
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Migraleve Pink Tablets 24
Migraleve Pink tablets combine paracetamol, a low dose of codeine and the anti-sickness...
only £12.49
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Hirudoid Cream & Gel 50g
Hirudoid Cream and Gel contain heparinoid 0.3% to soothe superficial bruising and...
from £6.99
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Beechams Powders 20 Sachets
Beechams Powders are aspirin and caffeine sachets for the feverishness, chills and...
only £4.69
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4head QuickStrip Cooling Strips 4
4head QuickStrip is a levomenthol cooling gel strip that sticks to the forehead or neck...
only £3.49
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Difflam Oral Rinse and Spray
Difflam is a benzydamine 0.15% anti-inflammatory rinse and spray that eases the pain of...
from £6.99
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EMLA Cream 5%
Local anaesthetic (numbing) cream containing lidocaine 2.5% and prilocaine 2.5%...
from £5.99
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Nurofen Migraine Pain Caplets
Nurofen Migraine Pain caplets contain ibuprofen lysine for fast, targeted relief of...
from £4.49
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Feminax Ultra Naproxen 250 mg Tablets
Strong anti-inflammatory pain relief specifically licensed for primary dysmenorrhoea...
only £6.49
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Ultravana Period Pain Relief Naproxen 250 mg Tablets
Gastro-resistant naproxen tablets licensed specifically for period pain, giving up to...
only £6.45
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Feminax Express 342mg Tablets (Ibuprofen Lysine)
Feminax Express 342mg tablets from Bayer contain ibuprofen lysine 342mg (equivalent to...
only £4.99
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Nurofen Express 684mg Caplets
Nurofen Express 684mg Caplets contain ibuprofen lysine, equivalent to 400mg of...
only £9.49
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Panadol Period Pain Tablets
Panadol Period Pain Tablets combine paracetamol 500mg with caffeine 65mg to relieve...
only £3.49
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Alvita Reusable Hot and Cold Compress
Alvita Reusable Hot and Cold Compress is a gel pack with a soft fabric pouch: cold to...
only £5.49
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Pain Relief — your questions, answered
Should I take paracetamol or ibuprofen?
Paracetamol suits most people and is gentle on the stomach — a good first choice for headaches and general aches. Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory, so it's often better for muscle and joint pain, period pain and swelling, but it isn't suitable for everyone, including some people with stomach, kidney or asthma problems. Our pharmacist can help you choose.
Can I take paracetamol and ibuprofen together?
Adults can usually take both, as they work in different ways — many people alternate them for stubborn pain. What you must never do is double up on the same ingredient: co-codamol and many cold-and-flu remedies already contain paracetamol, for example. If you're unsure what's in something, ask our pharmacist before combining products.
What if ordinary painkillers aren't enough?
For short-term acute pain, combination products such as co-codamol, Nurofen Plus or Solpadeine Max add codeine, which is stronger but can cause dependence — so they're for short-term use only, and our pharmacist will check they're appropriate for you. For ongoing pain, it's better to see your GP than to keep increasing painkillers.
Are pain-relief gels better than tablets?
For a specific muscle or joint, often yes — gels such as Voltarol work at the site of the pain with less medicine reaching the rest of the body, which suits people who can't take anti-inflammatory tablets. There are drug-free options too, like a TENS machine or FlexiSEQ gel for osteoarthritis. Tablets still make sense for widespread pain.
When should I see a GP about pain?
See your GP for pain that lasts more than a few weeks, keeps returning, wakes you at night or has no obvious cause — don't just keep taking painkillers for it. Seek urgent help for chest pain, a sudden severe headache, or pain with numbness, weakness, or loss of bladder or bowel control.
Information only — always read the patient leaflet and ask our pharmacist if you're unsure. Prescription treatments are supplied only after a consultation and our pharmacist's approval.
