According to several locals who took their children to the hospital, paracetamol syrup bottles given to their wards had labels on which essential information like the manufacturer's name ...

The most common doses of paracetamol are 500 and 650. For children, liquid paracetamol is available. Paracetamol was first synthesized in 1893 by Joseph von Mering. In the 1950s paracetamol was ...

Using paracetamol to manage pain or fever may mask symptoms of underlying serious conditions, delaying diagnosis and ...

Paracetamol poisoning, a silent epidemic with fatal consequences, requires awareness, timely treatment, and regulatory ...

Paracetamol, also called acetaminophen, is the workhorse painkiller, mainly because it's viewed as cheap, safe and effective. Two hundred million packets are bought over the counter in the UK each ...

People have been issued a warning over the potential harmful effects of paracetamol. For many, it is the go to drug should people suffer headaches. Many would put little thought into popping a ...

"I didn't actually have paracetamol in our house once my kids were teenagers … [but] my daughter still bought it, still stole it and still overdosed on it," Rebecca said. "She purchased the ...

Research, led by experts at the University of Nottingham, has found that repeated doses of paracetamol in people aged 65 and over, can lead to an increased risk of gastrointestinal, cardiovascular ...

Nelamangala government hospital distributed paracetamol syrup with obscured labels. Parents discovered the blacked-out manufacturer details. Hospital staff insisted on administering the syrup.