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I accidentally took around 1,500 mg of acetaminophen, i called doctor and he said to just drink a lot of water and ill be fine is he right? im scared

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.: He is right. Drink alot of water and revisit your doctor to obtain some labs to make sure you have cleared acetaminophen out of your system.

Answered 11/2/2016

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