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Paracetamol metabolism and related genetic differences.
Drug metabolism reviews - 1 Feb 2011
Zhao Lizi, Pickering Gisèle
Abstract excerpt
Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is a worldwide used analgesic and antipyretic drug. It is metabolised via several metabolic pathways, including glucuronidation, sulfation, oxidation, hydroxylation, and deacetylation: Hepatic and other organ damage may occur, especially in overdose, because of the accumulation of a toxic metabolite. Intersubject and ethnic differences have been reported in paracetamol metabolism...
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