A grieving father told yesterday how his daughter died after taking too many paracetamol tablets in an attempt to ease her pain following dental treatment. Teenager Toni Gowland swallowed up to 56 ...

Changes in the way the common painkiller paracetamol is sold come into effect from tomorrow. From February 1, 2025, non-pharmacy retailers like supermarkets can only sell 16-tablet packs of ...

Restrictions on how you're able to buy paracetamol come into effect this weekend, and are aimed at reducing related overdoses ...

Image: Getty From February 1st, the biggest pack of paracetamol we will be able to buy from supermarkets, service stations or convenience stores will contain blister packs of 16 tablets or capsules ...

Paracetamol is widely used in children for mild-to-moderate pain and fever. In many homes, paracetamol syrups and tablets are kept close by in case a child is not feeling well or to prevent a fever.

The changes include a reduction in the size of paracetamol packages sold outside pharmacies from 20 capsules or tablets to 16. Paracetamol is also required to be in blister packaging for general sale, ...

Individuals prescribed paracetamol twice within six months were particularly vulnerable, with the risk escalating as the frequency and dosage of use increased. Alarming findings revealed that ...

The tablets or capsules will also need to be in ... The medicines watchdog said about 50 deaths a year are caused by paracetamol overdose along with about 255 hospitalisations for liver damage.