Medical experts are looking at whether limiting how much paracetamol we can buy at supermarkets and chemists is a way to go. A coroner is calling for change following the death of a young student from liver damage caused by too much paracetamol. The Panel speaks to Medical director of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners Dr Bryan Betty.
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