solpadol 30mg/500mg is a specific brand of a combination painkiller known as co-codamol. It is used to treat severe pain (such as pain caused by surgery) or chronic pain (such as fibromyalgia) but should not be used in the case of mild to moderate pain (headaches, period cramps, toothache).

Who should take Solpadol? | Solpadol 30mg/500mg

Solpadol is a prescription-only medication, meaning that it’s down to your doctor or prescriber to decide if this is appropriate for the condition you are suffering with. Typically, those who are prescribed opiate painkillers are usually suffering with chronic pain (chronic back pain, neck pain). This may be due to damage to your body, but could also be due to surgery or amputation. For example, someone with Crohn’s disease who has had their bowel removed may suffer with chronic pain around their stomach.

Sometimes, people who have had limbs amputated end up suffering with a condition known as phantom limb pain; although the limb has gone, the brain doesn’t recognise this and when sending neurotransmitters to it, the lack of a response is registering as pain. Obviously, this response will never come if the limb has been amputated, so the pain continues chronically.

Another cause for chronic pain might be a brutal condition called fibromyalgia that literally causes pain all over the body. It can also cause additional symptoms such as extreme fatigue, difficulty sleeping and problems with your mental health or cognitive function. For these people, opiate painkillers are usually necessary on a daily basis.