There are several ways that painkillers can be made to act faster – the ibuprofen can be held as a liquid in a gel capsule or caplet, or the ibuprofen itself can be contained in a tablet in a ...

However, what is in the tablet or capsule alongside the painkiller can affect the absorption rate. Solid tablets take longer to be absorbed than capsules or liquid preparations. Caplets are ...

Ben Hargreaves finds that a new line of attack could be the development of more effective non-opioid painkillers, with one potential therapy moving closer to approval. The opioid epidemic in the ...

"I've been living on soup, porridge and painkillers. I've been on a liquid diet since," Ms Hill said. An osteoporosis sufferer, she is unable to leave her home without help from a carer.