Paracetamol toxicity
Summary of Paracetamol toxicity
Paracetamol toxicity is caused by excessive use or overdose of the analgesic drug paracetamol or called acetaminophen in North America. Paracetamol toxicity mainly causes liver injury and is one of the most common causes of poisoning worldwide. In the United States and the United Kingdom, it is the most common cause of acute liver failure.