Paracetamol continues to be sold in excess despite legislation restricting pack sizes

摘要

People are still finding it easy to purchase a large number of paracetamol tablets for use in suicide attempts,a study reveals(Postgraduate Medical Journal 2006;82:520).Researchers from Guy's and St Thomas'Hospital,London,surveyed 107 individuals admitted to hospital for acute paracetamol overdose.They found that 46 per cent of those who intentionally purchased the drug to take an overdose had been able to purchase potentially toxic amounts greater than the pack sizes stipulated by legislation in 1998.