Paracetamol toxicity
December 2014: Treating paracetamol overdose with intravenous acetylcysteine: new guidance.
July 2016: N-acetylcysteine: risk of false-low biochemistry test results due to interference with Siemens assays.
January 2017: Intravenous N-acetylcysteine (NAC) for paracetamol overdose: reminder of authorised dose regimen; possible need for continued treatment with NAC.
Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) Paracetamol overdose new guidance on the use of intravenous acetylcysteine.
A new weight-based dosing table and a technical information leaflet to help calculate the dose of acetylcysteine infusions to minimise the risk of dosing errors are available to download
