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Is it dangerous that i took 250 mg of acetaminophen 3 hours before 900mg?

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Dr. Richard Williams answered

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Depends: If this is a single incident, probably not. Your total intake over the 3 hours is 1150mg which is a little more than 2 extra strength acetaminophen. I wouldn't make this a habit though.

Answered 2/27/2013

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