Review of non-prescription analgesics
February 1998
The Review of Non-prescription Analgesics was undertaken by the TGA in 1998 to address public health and safety concerns surrounding the labelling and packaging of OTC analgesic products.
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- Review of non-prescription analgesics (pdf,956kb)
- TGA response to recommendations arising from the Review of non-prescription analgesics (pdf,100kb) (February 2000)
Contents of the Review of non-prescription analgesics
- Abbreviations used in the Review
- Acknowledgements
- Summary
- Recommendations
- Introduction
- Paracetamol - the main drug reviewed
- Paracetamol and accidental poisoning
- Paracetamol and fever
- Paracetamol in self-poisoning
- Labelling and other controls on non-prescription analgesics
- Analgesic and antipyretic guidelines
- Appendix 1 - Paracetamol-induced admissions to the Royal Children's Hospital 1993-1997
- Appendix 2 - Separations from Australian hospitals due to paracetamol poisoning
- Appendix 3 - American warning/caution statements
- Appendix 4 - Suggested content of guideline for paracetamol
- Appendix 5 - Suggested content of guideline for aspirin
- References and further reading