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Paracetamol as a toxic substance for children: aspects of legislation in selected countries

Paracetamol is used widely in pediatrics because it has a high drug safety when used in therapeutic dosages. In case of overdose the majority of paracetamol is metabolized to N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI), which is responsible for the severe toxic effects. The covalent connection between NAP...

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Autores principales: Mund, Menen E., Quarcoo, David, Gyo, Christoph, Brüggmann, Dörthe, Groneberg, David A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4674926/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26664414
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12995-015-0084-3