A school has warned parents after a pupil suffered a 'cardiac episode from consuming Prime'.
The primary school in Newport says one of the pupils, who had drank a bottle of the energy drink, had to have their stomach pumped. The beverage contains 200mg of caffeine.
A text message was sent to parents of Milton Primary School on May 9 making them aware of the incident, which supposedly did not happen on school grounds, reported Wales Online.
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It read: "This morning a parent has reported that their child has had a cardiac episode over the weekend after drinking a Prime energy drink.
"The child had to have their stomach pumped and although better now the parent wanted us to share this as a reminder of the potential harmful effects."
The Prime range of drinks was released this year and was heavily promoted by YouTube stars, like Logan Paul and KSI. Its sudden popularity led to stock disappearing off shelves as soon as it was unloaded.
This led to cans of Prime being resold for 10 times the retail value. Prime Energy has 200mg of caffeine per can but is not recommended for children under 18.
A normal soft drink typically contains 30 to 40mg of caffeine, while an 8oz cup of coffee has between 80 and 100mg.
In January Dr Deborah Lee from Dr Fox Online Pharmacy told The Mirror: "I would not recommend children drink Prime energy drinks or other energy drinks for children of any age.
"Children don't need energy drinks anyway – they have plenty of energy. If your child is lacking in energy take them to see their GP – do not give them an energy drink."
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