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Children put at risk as parents misuse Calpol

30 November 2015

Professor Alastair Sutcliffe (UCL Institute of Child Health) says that parents' "pervasive" and "permissive" use of para­cetamol-based medicines, such as Calpol, is putting children's health at risk. Read: Times (£), More: Daily Mail, Independent, Huffington Post, Scotsman, Listen: BBC Radio Berkshire 'Anne Diamond' (from 51 mins 38 secs), More: BBC Radio London 'Eddie Nestor' (from 25 mins 15 secs)