What strategies can healthcare professionals use to educate patients about the safe storage of paracetamol, especially in households with children?

Mar 31, 2025 ... The Dangers of Paracetamol Overdose. Paracetamol has potentially hepatotoxic properties - that is, it's capable of causing liver injury or ... Dec 3, 2021 ... The aim of this work was to propose a standardized management in case of paracetamol overdose from a clinical case report. Observation: A 56 ... Apr 27, 2017 ... Context: Paracetamol (acetaminophen) poisoning is the most common cause of acute liver failure in the developed world. Dec 11, 2014 ... Intravenous acetylcysteine is the antidote to treat paracetamol overdose and is virtually 100% effective in preventing liver damage when given within 8 hours ... Apr 18, 2018 ... A new in silico paracetamol toxicity identification framework is described to simulate the PK/PD behavior of paracetamol and a panel of corresponding toxicity ... paracetamol overdose. Pablo Brenera,b, M.D., Mónica Ballardoa, M.D. ... Paracetamol overdose in a preterm neonate. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. Sep 7, 2017 ... Horrific and painful. At first you may have no symptoms at all, or you'll have relatively mild symptoms with sweathing, nausea and perhaps vomiting. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a safe and effective antidote which if used correctly prevents serious hepatic injury after paracetamol overdose. Feb 24, 2022 ... The risk of oral paracetamol causing liver toxicity in adults with low bodyweight is recognised in the literature and in patient safety incident ... Oct 29, 2020 ... Conclusion Paracetamol overdose is a common medication error in hospitalized patients, which may occur due to process failures such as wrong ...