More Than 4 g Per Day of Acetaminophen Can Cause Death

More than 4 g per day of acetaminophen can cause death

Take some paracetamol tablets in addition to the permitted dose every day for several years, can cause serious damage to health, even death. So says a study by a team of researchers from the University of Edinburgh, published in the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology.

Excessive intake of tablets and regularly over a long period is not only more difficult to detect but also to treat, as confirmed by The Telegraph:

"People who come to the hospital after having, at one time, a surplus of tablets can often be saved because blood tests can reveal the exact amount of drug in their body, allowing doctors to act quickly to save their liver. "

However, taking staggered and slightly excessive (more than 4 g per day) is difficult to detect:

"The doctors can not detect the problem because the blood tests will not show abnormally high levels of paracetamol."

According to BBC News, Dr Kenneth Simpson and his team studied the medical records of 663 patients suffering from liver damage induced by paracetamol.

The 161 patients who had overdoses installments over a period of 6 years, to relieve chronic pain were more likely to develop liver problems and brain and need respiratory assistance. Also, they are more exposed to death following complications.

According to Professor Roger Knaggs, the message is clear:

"If you take more acetaminophen than the recommended dose [8 500mg tablets], you will not improve pain control, but you will damage your health."

The study also showed that patients taking these tablets above the recommended dose do mainly to relieve back pain, head or teeth. And they