antidote to acetaminophen

[monet]

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What is the antidote to acetaminophen toxicity?

 

[DarksideAllstar]

Mucomyst (I think its N-acetylcysteine or something close). Supposed to help you replenish your glutathione so that you can start reducing those toxic acetaminophen metabolites that your liver churns out

 

[Willamette]

Acetylcysteine (Mucomyst) is correct, but rather than REPLENISHING glutathione, it actually ACTS LIKE glutathione and binds the toxic metabolites as they are produced. Ideally, treatment should begin before 8-10 hours have passed from the time of overdose.

Willamette

 

[monet]

thanks...the kaplan notes say it is for the first 12 hours, but does not call the drug by its name, crappy notes!