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See also: acetylcysteine
Acetylcysteine (Acetadote) for Acetaminophen Overdosage
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Aug 15, 2005 (Issue 1215)
years in the
US as a solution for inhalation therapy (Mucomyst,
and others), it subsequently became ...
Acetaminophen (paracetamol; Tylenol, and others) taken in overdosage can cause severe hepatic injury and death. Acetaminophen poisoning is treated with (N-)acetylcysteine. Available for many years in the US as a solution for inhalation therapy (Mucomyst, and others), it subsequently became available for oral use and was recently marketed in the US for intravenous (IV) use as Acetadote (Cumberland).
Pharmaceutical Drug Overdose
Treatment Guidelines from The Medical Letter • Sep 01, 2006 (Issue 49)
Adult Dosage
Acetaminophen N-acetylcysteine –
Mucomyst* (Apothecon) PO
1
Loading: 140 mg/kg x 1 ...
Every pharmaceutical drug is a dose-dependent poison. This article describes the clinical presentation and treatment of some dangerous overdoses commonly reported in adults.
Arformoterol (Brovana) for COPD
The Medical Letter on Drugs and Therapeutics • Jul 02, 2007 (Issue 1264)
with ipratropium (Atrovent), budesonide (Pulmicort), tiotropium or
acetylcysteine (Mucomyst).
CONCLUSION ...
Arformoterol tartrate (Brovana - Sepracor), a singleisomer, long-acting beta2-agonist, has been approved by the FDA as an inhalation solution for nebulization for treatment of bronchoconstriction pulmonary disease (COPD). Arformoterol is the (R,R)-enantiomer of formoterol (Foradil), which is available as a powder for inhalation and was recently also approved as a solution for nebulization (Perforomist - Dey; available fall 2007)