Acute Paracetamol Poisoning: Two Case Studies and a Review

J Ker, RJE Erasmus

Abstract


Paracetamol (Acetaminophen) is widely used as an analgesic and antipyretic and is readily available without prescription. It was first used in medicine by von Mering in 1893, but it only gained popularity after 1949 after being recognised as the major active metabolite of both acetanilid and phenacetin.'

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SA Fam Pract | ISSN: 1726-426X

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