Petition · past parliament
To stop paracetamol being prescribed by the NHS in England & Wales.
Rejected
11 signatures
What the petition asks
Doctors in England & Wales to stop prescribing paracetamol on prescription. When I lost my son Oliver James to a life threatening condition in Aug 2016; I went to the doctors at this time I noticed that the NHS in my area spent too much money in one year on prescriptions.
There is information available about the NHS prescribing paracetamol. It costs the NHS too much money when it could go on other treatments. In Teesside alone £1.4 million was spent on the medication. Paracetamol is easily accessible in shops.
Examples on what the money could go on are as follows:
-1444 Cataract operations
- 198 Hip replacements
- 93 Medication treatment for breast cancer patients
And more
Please sign this petition to help the money to go were needed.
Examples on what the money could go on are as follows:
-1444 Cataract operations
- 198 Hip replacements
- 93 Medication treatment for breast cancer patients
And more
Please sign this petition to help the money to go were needed.
Why it was rejected
There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.
Timeline
| 14 Jan 2018 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 15 Jan 2018 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
11
Status
Rejected
Rejected
15 Jan 2018
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.