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Anguish over painkiller licence

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Doctors are confused about whether or not to prescribe co-proxamol, a painkilling drug which lost its licence in January.

Many patients have been moved onto drugs which are not as effective, because co-proxamol overdoses are very dangerous.

Julia George reports.

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