Sunday, 11 September 2016

Paracetamol abuse can cause kidney damage’


A fellow and ex-president, Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Olumide Akintayo, tells ARUKAINO UMUKORO about the uses and side effects of paracetamol What is paracetamol? The chemical name for paracetamol is N-Acetyl-p-aminophenol. Paracetamol is classified pharmacologically as an analgesic. An analgesic is a pain-relieving medication or pain killer, and it comes in various dosage forms; liquid …

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