Low rates of hepatotoxicity among Asian patients with paracetamol overdose: A review of 1024 cases

BMC Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Marzilawati, Abd Rahman ^a,b   Ngau, Yen Yew ^b   Mahadeva, Sanjiv ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b HOSPITAL KUALA LUMPUR   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Acetaminophen; Acute liver failure; Asian; Hepatotoxicity; N acetyl cysteine; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; PARACETAMOL; ANALGESIC AGENT;

ACUTE LIVER FAILURE; ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CHINESE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; DRUG OVERDOSE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; HUMAN; INDIAN; INGESTION; LIVER TOXICITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; REVIEW; TOXIC HEPATITIS;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG-INDUCED LIVER INJURY; HUMANS;

EID: 84878041045     PISSN: 20506511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2050-6511-13-8     Document Type: Article

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