Paracetamol availability and overdose in Ireland

Paracetamol availability and overdose in Ireland

New regulations for the control of paracetamol come into force in October 2001. These are greatly welcomed and should lead to a reduction in paracetamol poisoning. Existing conditions for the sale and supply of paracetamol (Irish Medicines Board (IMB), 1997), which have no statutory basis, state tha...

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Veröffentlicht in:Irish medical journal 2001-07, Vol.94 (7), p.212
Hauptverfasser: Laffoy, M, Scallan, E, Byrne, G
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acetaminophen - poisoning
Acetaminophen - supply & distribution
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic - poisoning
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic - supply & distribution
Child
Child, Preschool
Drug and Narcotic Control - legislation & jurisprudence
Drug Overdose - epidemiology
Drug Overdose - prevention & control
Female
Guideline Adherence - statistics & numerical data
Guidelines as Topic
Humans
Ireland - epidemiology
Male
Marketing of Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Patient Admission - statistics & numerical data
Patient Admission - trends
Pharmacies - statistics & numerical data
Public Health
Sex Distribution
Suicide, Attempted - prevention & control
Suicide, Attempted - statistics & numerical data
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Zusammenfassung:New regulations for the control of paracetamol come into force in October 2001. These are greatly welcomed and should lead to a reduction in paracetamol poisoning. Existing conditions for the sale and supply of paracetamol (Irish Medicines Board (IMB), 1997), which have no statutory basis, state that non-pharmacy outlets should only sell emergency supplies of paracetamol in a maximum pack size of 12 tablets; just one pack should be sold on each occasion2. This study found that non-pharmacy outlets do not comply with these IMB conditions. Paracetamol poisoning remains the most common form of overdose requiring hospital admission in Ireland. Admissions increased by 29% between 1993 and 1999. The new regulations will give effect to the IMB conditions.
ISSN:0332-3102