Hey Australia, it might be time to re-read the package instructions after a new study pointed out that paracetamol poisonings - and resulting liver damage - jumped 44 percent in just a decade.

In fact, Australian poison centers say that Paracetamol - also known as Acetaminophen or Tylenol - is at the top of the list of calls about pharmaceutical poisonings.  People aren't heeding the maximum dosage of no more than 4 grams per day, with each dosage spaced several hours apart.

"Paracetamol is the drug most frequently taken in overdose in Australia.  Large amounts can be purchased without prescription, whereas many European countries have reduced the incidence of paracetamol-related harm by restricting pack sizes," wrote the researchers led by Dr. Rose Cairns of the NSW Poisons Information Centre and the University of Sydney, in the study appearing in the Medical Journal of Australia.

They're calling for changes in the way Paracetamol is sold, including smaller package sizes.  The UK faced a similar situation of deaths, over-doses, and increasing cases of liver damage during the 1990s; officials responded by limiting packs to 32 tablets if sold in pharmacies, 16 tablets if sold outside pharmacies.  Other European countries won't allow it to be sold outside pharmacies, and Denmark limits sales to people aged 18 and older.