A potentially fatal prescribing error in the treatment of paracetamol poisoning.
Little
Mark
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Emergency Department, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Hospital Avenue, Nedlands, Perth, WA 6009, Australia. mark.little@health.wa.gov.au
Murray
Lindsay
L
McCoubrie
David
D
Daly
Frank F S
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D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D000111:Acetylcysteine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000410:Alanine Transaminase / Q000097:blood; D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / Q000097:blood / Q000506:poisoning*; D000931:Antidotes / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D062787:Drug Overdose / Q000188:drug therapy; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D019934:International Normalized Ratio; D008508:Medication Errors
D018712:Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; D000931:Antidotes; D000082:Acetaminophen; D000410:Alanine Transaminase; D000111:Acetylcysteine