Paracetamol And Pregnancy: No Packaging Updates Needed, EU Regulators Decide
Executive Summary
Following a review of a recent study warning against paracetamol use by pregnant women, the heads of European Union medicines agencies have decided that the evidence was "inconclusive" and therefore no product patient information updates are necessary.
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