§ Ms. HarmanTo ask the Secretary of State for Health what measures he will take to prevent deaths of young people arising from the use of paracetamol. [23422]
§ Mr. MaloneNo immediate measures additional to those already in place are proposed. Paracetamol is an effective pain killer which is safe at the dosage recommended on the labelling. The Medicines Control Agency carefully evaluates all new information on the safety of paracetamol, particularly in relation to the controls on its availability.