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Acetaminophen OD More Deadly if Taken in Stages (CME/CE)

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    (MedPage Today) -- Acetaminophen overdoses were more likely to be fatal if patients consumed a series of high doses spread over the course of a day rather than downing, say, a bottle of pills at one time, outcomes among patients admitted to a specialized liver center showed...

    Acetaminophen OD More Deadly if Taken in Stages (CME/CE) (click here for the full article at MedPage Today)

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    Default Re: Acetaminophen OD More Deadly if Taken in Stages (CME/CE)

    people just have no idea how dangerous an acetaminophen overdose is... people do die from them. other drugs people take handfuls of, and i just shrug.
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