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[Translated article] N-acetylcysteine: 50 years since the discovery of an antidote that has changed the prognosis of acetaminophen poisoning.
Santiago Nogué-Xarau, Lidia Martínez-Sánchez, Milagros García-Peláez, Edurne Fernández de Gamarra-Martínez, Núria Pi-Sala, Àngels Gispert-Ametller, Emilio Salgado-García, Raquel Aguilar-Salmerón
Published: 202510.1016/j.farma.2025.10.015
Abstract
Acetaminophen is one of the most widely used drugs in clinical practice due to its analgesic and antipyretic properties. However, overdose is one of the leading causes of severe acute liver failure. N-acetylcysteine, introduced as an antidote in 1974…
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