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Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland: policy on drug abuse: drugs, sooner or later you will have to talk to someone. |
The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland
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The abuse of non prescription or OTC medicines has yet to be quantified
in this country, However the large number of reports received by this
Society in relation to the abuse of laxatives, codeine containing products,
paracetamol and cough mixtures would suggest that the problem is an
ever increasing one. In particular, a recent report' concerning a six-year
old child who inadvertently received a moderately small dose of
paracetamol in a 48 hour period and required a liver transplant as a result
of metabolite induced hepatotoxicity clearly indicates the potential
dangers of this universally available drug, Furthermore, the continued
availability of paracetamol from non-pharmacy outlets is a source of
grave concern to the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland. Having
examined the availability of OTC medicines from non-pharmacy outlets
in the United Kingdom (see Table I). it is noteworthy that such sales have
steadily increased over the last number of years. The same source
reported that 41 % of cold remedies and 38% of analgesics were sold
outside of pharmacies in 1994.
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Keyword(s):
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PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; MEDICINES MANAGEMENT; DRUGS MISUSE; DRUG POLICY |
Publication Date:
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1996 |
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Type:
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Report |
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Peer-Reviewed:
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Unknown |
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Language(s):
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English |
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Institution:
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Lenus |
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Publisher(s):
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The Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland |
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First Indexed:
2016-04-23 07:03:42 Last Updated:
2017-05-12 07:04:39 |
