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Paracetamol removed from markets following EMA review
European Medicines Agency (EMA) Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) after conducting its review trials has given its assessment that modified release Paracetamol has been removed from market due to safety hazards related to its duration of action. The main reason cited for this removal of paracetamol (acetaminophen) is the overdose of patients with such modified release preparations. Since the paracetamol overdose/poisoning can be deadly if the proper care is not administered in time, the modified release paracetamol interfered with the...