Alarming rise in calls to Queensland Poison Information Centre about children’s use of vitamin gummies

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Alarming rise in calls to Queensland Poison Information Centre about children’s use of vitamin gummies
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Cases of children eating up to 120 multivitamin gummies in a single day are among a “significant” increase in parent calls to the Queensland Poison Information Centre concerning overuse of the gummies.

senior pharmacist Danielle Dean said some children were eating vitamin gummies meant for adults, thinking they were sweets. “Use of multivitamins in children has increased dramatically over the recent years,” Dean said. “Clever marketing with sugar-like coated gummies in bright attractive packaging has resulted in the increasingly common use for young children.” When parents call the hotline,

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