• L de Haro, L Tichadou, N Prost, C Perringue, G Drouet, F Rodor, M Valli, and J Arditti.
• Centre antipoison, Hôpital Salvator, Marseille.
• Therapie. 1999 Nov 1;54(6):771-3.

AbstractIn 1998, 77 cases of accidental ingestion of paracetamol paediatric syrup (Efferalgan) in children were notified to the Marseille Poison Centre. In a quarter of them, the alleged dose taken was greater than the toxic dose. Ingestion was mainly due to the child opening the bottle. The proximate marketing of a product with a child-proof top, which should allow the number of accidents to be reduced. Doctors and pharmacists should be informed rapidly, so that they can warn the families who still have the old type of bottle.

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