TY - JOUR
T1 - Acetaminophen (APAP) hepatotoxicity—Isn't it time for APAP to go away?
AU - Lee, William M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2017 European Association for the Study of the Liver
PY - 2017/12
Y1 - 2017/12
N2 - Acetaminophen (APAP) is the most commonly used drug for the treatment of pain and fever around the world. At the same time, APAP can cause dose-related hepatocellular necrosis, responsible for nearly 500 deaths annually in the United States (US) alone, as well as 100,000 calls to US Poison Control Centers, 50,000 emergency room visits and 10,000 hospitalisations per year. As an over-the-counter and prescription product (with opioids), APAP toxicity dwarfs all other prescription drugs as a cause of acute liver failure in the US and Europe, but it is not regulated in any significant way. In this review the ongoing controversy surrounding the proper role for this ubiquitous pain reliever: its history, pathogenesis, clinical challenges in recognition and management, and current regulatory status are highlighted. A new solution to a 50-year-old problem is proposed.
AB - Acetaminophen (APAP) is the most commonly used drug for the treatment of pain and fever around the world. At the same time, APAP can cause dose-related hepatocellular necrosis, responsible for nearly 500 deaths annually in the United States (US) alone, as well as 100,000 calls to US Poison Control Centers, 50,000 emergency room visits and 10,000 hospitalisations per year. As an over-the-counter and prescription product (with opioids), APAP toxicity dwarfs all other prescription drugs as a cause of acute liver failure in the US and Europe, but it is not regulated in any significant way. In this review the ongoing controversy surrounding the proper role for this ubiquitous pain reliever: its history, pathogenesis, clinical challenges in recognition and management, and current regulatory status are highlighted. A new solution to a 50-year-old problem is proposed.
KW - APAP
KW - Acetaminophen
KW - Hepatotoxicity
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.07.005
DO - 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.07.005
M3 - Review article
C2 - 28734939
AN - SCOPUS:85028385356
SN - 0168-8278
VL - 67
SP - 1324
EP - 1331
JO - Journal of Hepatology
JF - Journal of Hepatology
IS - 6
ER -