Toxic remedy
Oct 18, 2020
3 minutes
by Nicky Pellegrino
Paracetamol is cheap and readily available – you can pick it up at the supermarket along with your toothpaste and deodorant. But as with any drug, the painkiller can be dangerous if you take more than the correct dose. In this country, and Australia, it is the No 1 pharmaceutical that Poisons Information Centres receive calls about, and most of those calls concern young patients.
Legally, supermarkets are able to sell
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