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Sebastian Tan

Plea to parents as children overdose on common medicine

An increasing number of children end up in hospital after taking over-the-counter medicine. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Parents grabbing over-the-counter medicine to help their children is causing a startling number of hospital visits, researchers say.

Almost 100 children and teenagers are being taken to emergency departments every day after taking over-the-counter medicines such as paracetamol and antidepressants.

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