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- Title
Paracetamol toxicity: epidemiology, prevention and costs to the health-care system.
- Authors
Sheen, C L; Dillon, J F; Bateman, D N; Simpson, K J; Macdonald, T M
- Abstract
Paracetamol has been used as an analgesic and antipyretic for many years, with toxicity first noted in the 1960s. Since then the incidence of poisoning has increased, and paracetamol is now the most common drug in self-poisoning, with a high rate of morbidity and mortality. The use, abuse and ways of reducing paracetamol toxicity are reviewed, but in view of the potential for harm, serious consideration should be given to changing the legal status of paracetamol, possibly to a prescription-only medicine.
- Publication
QJM : monthly journal of the Association of Physicians, 2002, Vol 95, Issue 9, p609
- ISSN
1460-2725
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/qjmed/95.9.609