Parents told to take their children to hospital over faulty Children’s Panadol product.
Parents who used the Baby Drops Children’s Panadol dosing device are being urged to take their children to hospital after it was found that a production error had resulted in the recommended dosage being inaccurately printed on some products. On certain syringes, the recommended dosage line sits too far up the body of the syringe.
The manufacturer of the product has told Fairfax Media that while there is a “low risk” to the health of babies and toddlers who have been given the incorrect dosage, any parents who are unsure as to whether their product was faulty should still take their child to hospital, due to the risk of liver damage that an overdose could present.
The dosage device has since been recalled.
Nursing home murder investigation
The deaths of two nursing home residents in Newcastle, NSW, are being treated as a double murder investigation, police have announced, Gwen Fowler, 83, and Ryan Kelly, 80, were both injected with a large amount of insulin prior to their deaths, despite neither patient being diabetic.
Unaccompanied children moved out of Nauru
A group of child asylum seekers have been moved from Nauru to Brisbane over fears for their mental health. While the Immigration Minister has refused to provide comment, Fairfax are reporting that one of the group had attempted suicide on Christmas Island before being transferred to Nauru.
Australian Greenpeace activist refused bail in Russia
Australian activist, Colin Russell, has become the only member of the Arctic Sea protest group to be refused bail.
