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Painkiller ban 'has cut suicides'
Co-proxamol
Co-proxamol is linked to fatal overdoses
The controversial withdrawal of a common painkiller has dramatically cut suicides, say researchers.
A gradual phase-out of co-proxamol led to 350 fewer suicides and accidental deaths in England and Wales, a study in the British Medical Journal reports.
Regulators removed the drug's licence in 2007 after fears about the risk of overdose but the move proved unpopular with some patients and doctors.
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BBC NEWS | Health | Painkiller ban 'has cut suicides'
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There is no robust evidence that co-proxamol offers any advantage over paracetamol or ibuprofen at normal doses
MHRA spokesman
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paigetheoracle
Another obvious connection (to me at least) is erectile dysfunction and depression, which can also be artificially induced by alcohol, a depressant itself
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Blood pressure is crucial here.
Many BP medications castrate males (except for Viagra).
