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(11/23, Rettner) reports, "Taking even slightly too much Acetaminophen [Tylenol] over a period of several days can lead to an overdose with deadly consequences," according to a new study published online Nov. 22 in British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. The study found "staggered overdoses of Tylenol (acetaminophen) were more deadly than single overdoses, even though people who experienced staggered overdoses typically took smaller total amounts of Tylenol than those who experienced a single overdose." Notably, "the researchers found that 37.3 percent of patients with staggered overdoses died, while 27.8 percent of single overdose patients died."
(11/23, Rettner) reports, "Taking even slightly too much Acetaminophen [Tylenol] over a period of several days can lead to an overdose with deadly consequences," according to a new study published online Nov. 22 in British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. The study found "staggered overdoses of Tylenol (acetaminophen) were more deadly than single overdoses, even though people who experienced staggered overdoses typically took smaller total amounts of Tylenol than those who experienced a single overdose." Notably, "the researchers found that 37.3 percent of patients with staggered overdoses died, while 27.8 percent of single overdose patients died." HealthDay (11/23, Preidt) reports that, after analyzing "data from 663 patients with acetaminophen-induced liver injury," researchers found that 161 of those patients "had suffered a staggered overdose while taking acetaminophen to relieve a variety of ailments, such as headache, toothache and abdominal and muscular pain." And, "compared with people who'd taken a single overdose of acetaminophen, those with a staggered overdose were more likely to have liver and brain problems, require kidney dialysis or help with breathing, and were at greater risk of dying." Also covering the story are BBC News (11/23, Roberts) and the UK's Telegraph (11/23, Collins).
(11/23, Preidt) reports that, after analyzing "data from 663 patients with acetaminophen-induced liver injury," researchers found that 161 of those patients "had suffered a staggered overdose while taking acetaminophen to relieve a variety of ailments, such as headache, toothache and abdominal and muscular pain." And, "compared with people who'd taken a single overdose of acetaminophen, those with a staggered overdose were more likely to have liver and brain problems, require kidney dialysis or help with breathing, and were at greater risk of dying." Also covering the story are BBC News (11/23, Roberts) and the UK's Telegraph (11/23, Collins). 
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