This is how quickly paracetamol can poison you
Universiteit van Nederland Universiteit van Nederland
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 Published On Dec 17, 2023

Paracetamol, a harmless little pill that you can find in every common household. It cannot be dangerous right? Corine Bethlehem is a toxicologist and hospital pharmacist in the Erasmus MC hospital. Here she frequently comes across people who possibly overdosed on paracetamol. Because paracetamol is very toxic. Luckily our bodies naturally have a small ammount of antidote to it. But if you exceed the daily dose, your bodies reserve of this antidote is depleted. This will result in quick organ failure, which is why you have to contact a medical professional very quickly. Otherwise it might be the case that a liver transplant is your only option for salvation...

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