PARACETAMOL (ACETAMINOPHEN) TOXICITY , SPECIFIC INGESTION & TREATMENT :
PARACETAMOL (ACETAMINOPHEN) TOXICITY , SPECIFIC INGESTION & TREATMENT : Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) : Def: · an antipyretic –analgesic · can produce fatal Hepatotoxicity in the untreated patient through toxic metabolite Available dosage forms : · Available in a variety of OTC & Prescription drug products. Toxicokinetics: · Well absorbed from GIT · Half-life between 2 and 3 hrs. · Less than 5% excreted in Urine · Remainder metabolized in the liver by Cytochrome P450 Clinical Presentation: 1- Phase I (12 to 24Hrs Po...
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