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Poisons in children – one pill can kill

Dr Linda Calabresi

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Dr Linda Calabresi

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This week’s experts:
Dr Rose Cairns, Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, The University of Sydney; Senior Poisons Specialist, New South Wales Poisons Information Centre

Drawn from Dr David Lim’s interview with Dr Rose Cairns on the Healthed Podcast, ‘Clinical Takeaway’.

– The Australian Poisons Information Centre (131126) operates 24/7 taking more than 200,000 calls a year

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