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Volume 338:543-545 February 19, 1998 Number 8
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Acetaminophen Toxicity in an Urban County Hospital

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by Schiødt, F. V.
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To the Editor: Untenable case definitions entrapped Schiødt and associates (Oct. 16 issue)1 in their study of acetaminophen toxicity in an urban county hospital. They recognized their predicament but nonetheless trumpeted a conclusion that they knew was questionable. How many million elderly people fear acetaminophen unnecessarily now, and how many have increased their use of gastrotoxic nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to compensate for the loss of acetaminophen in their analgesic regimens?

Describing 21 patients hospitalized for excessive acetaminophen intake without suicidal intent, the authors noted that "only five patients were admitted to the hospital because of a specific history of . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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