Still dealing with paracetamol overdoses: hospital admissions in Scotland from 2010-2021

The UK paracetamol pack size restriction legislation was introduced in 1998, reducing deaths and liver transplants by 61% (1998-2009), yet hospital admissions in Scotland from paracetamol poisoning (intentional or accidental) remain high (around 5,800 each year).

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Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee)
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2025-06-05
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Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
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Still dealing with paracetamol overdoses: hospital admissions in Scotland from 2010-2021

Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee)
Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
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Still dealing with paracetamol overdoses: hospital admissions in Scotland from 2010-2021

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Abstract

The UK paracetamol pack size restriction legislation was introduced in 1998, reducing deaths and liver transplants by 61% (1998-2009), yet hospital admissions in Scotland from paracetamol poisoning (intentional or accidental) remain high (around 5,800 each year).

Discovery Research Portal (University of Dundee)
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Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
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