ACETYLCYSTEINE injection Sjedinjene Američke Države - engleski - NLM (National Library of Medicine)

acetylcysteine injection

paddock laboratories, llc - acetylcysteine (unii: wyq7n0bpyc) (acetylcysteine - unii:wyq7n0bpyc) - acetylcysteine injection is an antidote for acetaminophen overdose indicated to prevent or lessen hepatic injury after ingestion of a potentially hepatotoxic quantity of acetaminophen. overdose incidences are divided into two types; acute ingestion or repeated supratherapeutic ingestion (rsi). [see dosage and administration (2) and acetaminophen assays – interpretation and methodology-(acute or repeated supratherapeutic ingestion) (1.1, 1.2) ]. on admission for suspected acute acetaminophen overdose, a serum blood sample should be drawn at least 4 hours after ingestion to determine the acetaminophen level and will serve as a basis for determining the need for treatment with acetylcysteine. if the patient presents after 4 hours post-ingestion, the serum acetaminophen sample should be determined immediately. acetylcysteine injection should be administered within 8 hours from acetaminophen ingestion for maximal protection against hepatic injury for patients whose serum acetaminophen levels fall above the “possib