France Limits Sale Of OTC Analgesics In Response To Covid-19
Executive Summary
France limits OTC sales of paracetamol to one pack per person with no Covid-19 symptoms and two packs for those with pain and/or fever. Online sales of medicines containing paracetamol, ibuprofen and/or aspirin are also now suspended.
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