Paracetamol dosage and risk factors in elderly inpatients

• In: Posters
• At: Dublin (Ireland) (2013)
• Type: Poster
• By: HENMAN, Martin (Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland)
• Co-author(s): McMahon, N. (St James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland)
  Wilson, A. (Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland)
  Treacy, V. (St James Hospital, Dublin, Ireland)
  
• Abstract:

  Background
  
  Paracetamol is often prescribed with a maximum dose of 4g in 24 hours. Recent evidence suggests that >3g should not be prescribed if certain clinical risk factors or enzyme-inducing drugs are present.
  
  Aim
  
  An audit of inpatients (>65 years) in St.James[simplequote]s hospital, under the MedEl, service examined whether paracetamol..

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