Trends in hepatic injury associated with unintentional overdose of paracetamol (Acetaminophen) in products with and without opioid: An analysis using the national Poison Data System of the American Association of Poison Control Centers, 2000-7

Drug Safety

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 149-157

  Bond, G Randall ^a,b   Ho, Mona ^a   Woodward, Randall W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetylcysteine; Liver injury; Opioid analgesics; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CODEINE; FENTANYL; HYDROCODONE; HYDROMORPHONE; METHADONE; MORPHINE; OPIATE; OXYCODONE; PARACETAMOL; TRAMADOL;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DATA BASE; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; LIVER INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CODING; POISON CENTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUICIDE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; HUMANS; OVERDOSE; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855842146     PISSN: 01145916     EISSN: 11791942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11595890-000000000-00000     Document Type: Article

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