France Orders On-Pack Warnings For Paracetamol Over Liver Damage Fears

Fears over misuse mean all paracetamol-containing products (also known as acetaminophen) sold in France will from next year be required to carry prominent on-pack warnings.

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All OTC and prescription drugs containing paracetamol sold in France will from 2020 be required to carry prominent on-pack warnings about the potential for misuse to cause liver damage.

France’s national medicines agency, ANSM, has given manufacturers of the more than 200 paracetamol-based drugs available in the country until April 2020 to modify the packaging of their

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