In today's Mail.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-tourists.html

Thats just the DM dredging up old stories. Its a well known problem and most doctors in Spain are well aware of it.

https://www.pharmaceutical-technolog...eaths/?cf-view - from 2018

Nolotil is on my medical record as an allergen.

Doctors may be but a frightening number of actual care givers seem not to be.

Yes it's an old story and the Guardian regurgitated it just last week.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...e_iOSApp_Other

It's come to the fore again due to the medical translator Cristina Garcia taking action against Spanish health authorities and giving interviews to anyone that will speak to her.
This publicity can't be a bad thing for her campaign.

What do you mean by a "care giver"'? It is a prescription only drug.

Plus, of course, there's a recent thread

I can only repeat that many doctors either don't know about this or simply ignore it!

I went in for heart surgery and was prescribed it very recently.

Is there a recommended alternative to metamizole?

They will prescribe paracetamol or tramadol/paracetamol for more severe pain.

From my experience the medics are well aware of the problem, but need reminding that you may be affected.

I was prescribed metamizole for many years for back pain before the problem became known. Fortunately blood analyses over that period never showned low white cells counts.

Yes thanks, BristolUK I thought I had recently started thread on this....anyway even though it's old news it could be important for some.