title: Paracetamol overdoses Paracetamol overdoses Fagan E Wannan G Reducing paracetamol overdoses. British Medical Journal . 1996 . 313 , 1417 - 1418 .
abstract: Medicines containing paracetamol are the most common cause of intentional drug overdose in Britain with about 70,000 cases of paracetamol overdose each year. Fortunately, death from overdose is fare - about 200 cases - Against a safety record of 30 million packs containing paracetamol sold each year.