ALLMedicine™ Acetaminophen Toxicity Center

Sep 4th, 2020 - Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) that progresses to acute liver failure (ALF) has a high mortality rate, and therapeutic options are limited. Acetylcysteine has a labeled indication for use as an antidote for acetaminophen toxicity and has also be...

Aug 27th, 2020 - Clinical Progress Note: Goal-Directed N-acetylcysteine Treatment of Acetaminophen Toxicity.|2020|Hall B,Wilson K,Blind F,|

Aug 20th, 2020 - Anaphylactoid reactions are well-documented adverse events associated with the intravenous administration of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in patients with acetaminophen overdose. Most reactions are mild, occurring within the first 1-5 hours of initiatio...

Aug 20th, 2020 - Intrauterine infection and/or inflammation (Triple I) is an important cause of preterm birth (PTB) and adverse newborn outcomes. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug safely administered to pregnant women wit...

May 30th, 2020 - Paracetamol (acetaminophen, APAP) overdose is a leading cause of acute drug-induced liver failure. APAP hepatotoxicity is mediated by the reactive metabolite N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI). NAPQI is inactivated by conjugation with glutathio...

Nov 13th, 2018 - Acetaminophen (N-acetyl-para-aminophenol, paracetamol, APAP) toxicity is common primarily because the medication is so readily available and there is a perception that it is very safe. More than 60 million Americans consume acetaminophen on a week...

Feb 28th, 2014 - A recent article in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) ? Pediatrics reported an increased risk of attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and related behavioral problems in children whose mothers took acetaminophen during pre.

Sep 4th, 2020 - Drug-induced liver injury (DILI) that progresses to acute liver failure (ALF) has a high mortality rate, and therapeutic options are limited. Acetylcysteine has a labeled indication for use as an antidote for acetaminophen toxicity and has also be...

Aug 27th, 2020 - Clinical Progress Note: Goal-Directed N-acetylcysteine Treatment of Acetaminophen Toxicity.|2020|Hall B,Wilson K,Blind F,|

Aug 20th, 2020 - Anaphylactoid reactions are well-documented adverse events associated with the intravenous administration of N-acetylcysteine (NAC) in patients with acetaminophen overdose. Most reactions are mild, occurring within the first 1-5 hours of initiatio...

Aug 20th, 2020 - Intrauterine infection and/or inflammation (Triple I) is an important cause of preterm birth (PTB) and adverse newborn outcomes. N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drug safely administered to pregnant women wit...

May 30th, 2020 - Paracetamol (acetaminophen, APAP) overdose is a leading cause of acute drug-induced liver failure. APAP hepatotoxicity is mediated by the reactive metabolite N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI). NAPQI is inactivated by conjugation with glutathio...

Nov 13th, 2018 - Acetaminophen (N-acetyl-para-aminophenol, paracetamol, APAP) toxicity is common primarily because the medication is so readily available and there is a perception that it is very safe. More than 60 million Americans consume acetaminophen on a week...

Jul 25th, 2017 - Acute liver failure (ALF), is a life-threatening deterioration of liver function in people without preexisting cirrhosis. It can be caused by acetaminophen toxicity, pregnancy, ischemia, hepatitis A infection, and Wilson disease, among other thing.

Mar 1st, 2017 - A rapid point-of-care assay for acetaminophen-related liver toxicity had a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 86%, compared with etiologic diagnosis, based on the results of a multicenter study published in the April issue of Clinical Gastro.

Nov 12th, 2012 - BOSTON – Acetaminophen toxicity is the most frequent cause of acute liver failure in the United States and its usually milder presentation, along with comorbid psychosocial issues, explain why fewer patients with the etiology undergo liver transpl.

Jan 4th, 2008 - Action Points Explain that the study found that survival in children with acute liver failure not resulting from acetaminophen toxicity improved following the introduction of routine N-acetylcysteine treatment. Point out that factors other than N-...