What are the ethical considerations related to public health campaigns aimed at reducing paracetamol overdose?

Apr 27, 2017 ... Context: Paracetamol (acetaminophen) poisoning is the most common cause of acute liver failure in the developed world. may occur four to six days after the drug has been overdosed. Paracetamol overdose (taken more than 150 miligram paracetamol per kilogram body weight) is an. Sep 1, 2019 ... A concerning increase in paracetamol poisonings, and resulting liver damage, in Australia over the last decade. Feb 2, 2024 ... Signs and symptoms · 18-72 h after ingestion · Patients develop right upper quadrant abdominal pain, anorexia, nausea, and vomiting · Right upper ... paracetamol overdose. Pablo Brenera,b, M.D., Mónica Ballardoa, M.D. ... Paracetamol overdose in a preterm neonate. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. Paracetamol is a known toxin to several tissues, but extrahepatic manifestations are not so well established as hepatotoxicity. Acute kidney injury occurs in up ... Patients are often asymptomatic or have only mild gastrointestinal symptoms at initial presentation. Untreated paracetamol poisoning may cause varying degrees ... Abstract. A patient is described where oesophageal varices developed and bled 13 days after a paracetamol overdose. The bleeding was unresponsive to medical ... Oct 21, 2005 ... The majority ingested more than 10 g of paracetamol. It is thought that paracetamol hepatotoxicity occurs only when >125 mg/kg is absorbed. Significant hepatotoxicity risk factors were male gender, alcohol abuse, an ingested paracetamol dose, and a timespan from ingestion to hospital admission.