Review of the availability of paracetamol sold as over-the-counter drugs in European pharmacies; a descriptive cross sectional study
Paracetamol is a very frequently used drug for overdose and enquiries to poison information centres (PIC) concerning paracetamol-related poisonings are common. Availability of paracetamol varies in European countries; some have no pack size restriction in pharmacies, while others do. The aim of the...
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| author | Morthorst, B Erlangsen, A Nordentoft, M Hawton, K Hoegberg, L Dalhoff, K |
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| description | Paracetamol is a very frequently used drug for overdose and enquiries to poison information centres (PIC) concerning paracetamol-related poisonings are common. Availability of paracetamol varies in European countries; some have no pack size restriction in pharmacies, while others do. The aim of the study was to describe availability of paracetamol sold over-the counter (OTC) in European pharmacies, secondly to investigate the association between availability and the frequencies of enquiries to PICs concerning poisoning with paracetamol. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:2ac06b77-fef2-4ff6-a108-9fa630361fea2022-03-26T12:26:48ZReview of the availability of paracetamol sold as over-the-counter drugs in European pharmacies; a descriptive cross sectional studyJournal articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_dcae04bcuuid:2ac06b77-fef2-4ff6-a108-9fa630361feaSymplectic Elements at OxfordTaylor and Francis2017Morthorst, BErlangsen, ANordentoft, MHawton, KHoegberg, LDalhoff, KParacetamol is a very frequently used drug for overdose and enquiries to poison information centres (PIC) concerning paracetamol-related poisonings are common. Availability of paracetamol varies in European countries; some have no pack size restriction in pharmacies, while others do. The aim of the study was to describe availability of paracetamol sold over-the counter (OTC) in European pharmacies, secondly to investigate the association between availability and the frequencies of enquiries to PICs concerning poisoning with paracetamol. |
| spellingShingle | Morthorst, B Erlangsen, A Nordentoft, M Hawton, K Hoegberg, L Dalhoff, K Review of the availability of paracetamol sold as over-the-counter drugs in European pharmacies; a descriptive cross sectional study |
| title | Review of the availability of paracetamol sold as over-the-counter drugs in European pharmacies; a descriptive cross sectional study |
| title_full | Review of the availability of paracetamol sold as over-the-counter drugs in European pharmacies; a descriptive cross sectional study |
| title_fullStr | Review of the availability of paracetamol sold as over-the-counter drugs in European pharmacies; a descriptive cross sectional study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Review of the availability of paracetamol sold as over-the-counter drugs in European pharmacies; a descriptive cross sectional study |
| title_short | Review of the availability of paracetamol sold as over-the-counter drugs in European pharmacies; a descriptive cross sectional study |
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