Acetaminophen: Old drug, new warnings

Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-27

  Schilling, Amy ^a   Corey, Rebecca ^a   Leonard, Mandy ^b   Eghtesad, Bijan ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Drug Information Services and Formulary Management   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG LABELING; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LIVER FAILURE;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG LABELING; HUMANS; LIVER FAILURE, ACUTE; OVERDOSE;

EID: 74049089693     PISSN: 08911150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3949/ccjm.77a.09084     Document Type: Article

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