Overdose may occur after a single ingestion of a large amount of paracetamol or paracetamol-containing medication, or repeated ingestion of smaller amounts that eventually exceed the recommended cumulative dosage. Both prolonged use and acute overdose may cause hepatic injury [3]. Although reported ...
Given in the right dosage it is not associated with many side effects; however prolonged use may produce renal injury and massive overdose may produce hepatic injury [1]. It is the most common pharmaceutical agent involved in overdose particularly below the age of 6 years [2, 3]. There ...
It overdose on paracetamol is to combine various cough, cold and teething medications because people are un- * Correspondence: herbert.obu@.ng aware that paracetamol is contained in most of them [4]. 1Department of Paediatrics, College of Medicine, University of Nigeria, Enugu Paracetamol is a...
Assessment and management of paracetamol poisoning in adults Paracetamol is a low cost, effective analgesic that is widely available in the UK. Paracetamol is the drug most commonly taken in overdose and can lead to ... J Pettie,M Dow - 《Nurs Stand》 被引量: 2发表: 2013年 ...
Paracetamol is one of the world’s most commonly used drugs. In overdose, it is well established to be hepatotoxic. The aim of this review was to iden