Incidence of adverse drug reactions induced by N-acetylcysteine in patients with acetaminophen overdose

Human and Experimental Toxicology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 153-160

  Zyoud, Sa'Ed H ^a   Awang, Rahmat ^a   Syed Sulaiman, Syed Azhar ^b   Sweileh, Waleed M ^c   Al Jabi, Samah W ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^c AN NAJAH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Adverse drug reaction; N acetylcysteine; Overdose

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CONVULSION; COUGHING; DIZZINESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG OVERDOSE; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FLUSHING; HEADACHE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RASH; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIDE EFFECT; THORAX PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VOMITING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERSE DRUG REACTION REPORTING SYSTEMS; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTIDOTES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALAYSIA; MALE; OVERDOSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77749301208     PISSN: 09603271     EISSN: 14770903     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0960327109359642     Document Type: Article

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