Novel acetylcysteine regimens for treatment of paracetamol overdose

Therapeutic Advances in Drug Safety

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 305-315

  Waring, W Stephen ^a  

^a YORK TEACHING HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute liver toxicity; overdose; paracetamol

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; GLUTATHIONE; PARACETAMOL;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG OVERDOSE; ERYTHEMA; FLUSHING; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; LIVER INJURY; LIVER PROTECTION; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MALAISE; NAUSEA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; VOMITING; WHEEZING;

EID: 84875514546     PISSN: 20420986     EISSN: 20420994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2042098612464265     Document Type: Review

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