Medical Term

paracetamol

a drug that has ANALGESIC effects and also reduces FEVER . It is taken for mild pain ( HEADACHE , etc). It may cause digestive problems, and large doses are very dangerous. Excessive doses can produce LIVER failure, causing progressive NECROSIS in a matter of days, and can be fatal. In the early stages of poisoning the stomach can be washed out and drugs administered to protect the liver.

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