DiscoverAfternoonsAre you taking the correct dosage of paracetamol?
Are you taking the correct dosage of paracetamol?

Are you taking the correct dosage of paracetamol?

Update: 2025-11-05
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If you're just about to pop a Panadol tablet - you may want to pause first. New research by Auckland University shows many of us are taking too much paracetamol. It found a third of us commonly take more than the recommended dose of two painkiller tablets at once. Meanwhile 11 percent of us commonly exceed the daily limit of eight tablets a day. To talk about this more - chair of General Practitioners Aotearoa Dr Buzz Burrell is with Susana.
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Are you taking the correct dosage of paracetamol?

Are you taking the correct dosage of paracetamol?