Paracetamol, Oh Paracetamol!

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Me: Good morning Ma (In my most polite tone).

Patient: Gudmonin ooo. Abeg una get paracetamol cd?

Me: (switching to pidgin) Yes, but who wan take am?

Patient: (hesitates, then finally speaks) Na my pikin.

Me: How many years wey him dey?

Patient: 2 years old.

Me: How him body dey do am?

Patient: Nothing dey do am... I just wan keep am incase of incasity.

Me: Okay, but madam, e for beta say you give am paracetamol syrup instead of the tablet becau...

(Patient cuts in): Nooo madam, tablet dey work well well pass that water mericine. Once I sama my pikin I tab, him dey get himself fast fast...

Me: Madam, one tablet dey too much for your pikin and e dey harmful to him hea...

(Patient cuts in again; this time around, with a frown): Madam, abeg give me the drug make I dey go; I no get time for all this una big big talk.
She collects her drug and walks away.

IGNORANCE KILLS...

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Let me educate us a little about Paracetamol

Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is an analgesic and an antipyretic. It is used for the relief of pains (mild to moderate) and to alleviate fever. The end product of Paracetamol is N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine (NAPQI). This end product is toxic but when Paracetamol is taken in the right dose, the end product is effectively detoxified by the liver.

But in cases of overdose, it causes hepatotoxicity following its accumulation in the liver and the liver's inability to detoxify this end product effectively... and this can even lead to death as a result of acute liver failure.

Stop the abuse of Paracetamol. It's a silent drug of abuse.
Paracetamol is cheap and easily accessible but can be dangerous.
Please take Paracetamol with caution.
Adhere to the instructions and advice of your Pharmacist.

By: Pharmacist Mary Jane Ndukwe

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