Acetaminophen is an over the counter drug, easily available without a prescription, but if taken especially if more than 12g is taken which is potentially fatal. The cause of death or the complication is usually the liver failure, which likely occurs if more than 250mg/kg of paracetamol is taken. If a patient arrives at the emergency department with paracetamol poisoning and has taken more than 200mg/kg or more than 10g of paracetamol then immediately resuscitate and start acetylcysteine which is the antidote for paracetamol poisoning. The dose of Acetylcysteine and Method of Administration Consider Oral acetylcysteine, if the patient is not confused and can easily tolerate the medicine orally, the injectable acetylcysteine may also be given by oral route. The oral dose is as follows. Oral Administration of Acetylcysteine The loading dose is 140mg/kg, after giving the loading dose, wait for four hours and after four hours give the maintenance dose, which is 70mg/kg. Repeat the
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