title: Paracetamol poisoning.
abstract: Paracetamol is a common cause of fatal self-poisoning in the UK every year. Despite this, it continues to be sold freely without medical supervision and can be found in quantity in most household medicine cabinets.
authors.affiliation: Tayside Drug Info Service, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: MacConnachie
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000506:poisoning*; D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000506:poisoning*; D000931:Antidotes / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008715:Methionine / Q000008:administration & dosage
chemical_list: D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000931:Antidotes; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D000082:Acetaminophen; D008715:Methionine; D000111:Acetylcysteine