Should the Dosage Cap Be Used in Patients Greater than 100 kg Receiving N-acetylcysteine for Acetaminophen Toxicity?

J Med Toxicol. 2022 Jan;18(1):65-66. doi: 10.1007/s13181-021-00871-2. Epub 2022 Jan 10.

Authors

Noah Gordon Berland¹, James Leonard², Diane P Calello²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 185 South Orange Avenue, Newark, NJ, 07103, USA. ngb25@njms.rutgers.edu.
² Maryland Poison Center, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore, MD, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Acetaminophen; Capped dosing; Hepatotoxicity; NAC; Obesity.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Acetaminophen
Acetylcysteine / therapeutic use
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic*
Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions*
Humans

Substances

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Acetaminophen
Acetylcysteine