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Would paracetamol not work anymore if you swallowed activated charcoal and n-acetylcysteine capsules?

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Diminished effect: Paracetamol or Acetaminophen is an anti pyretic that metabolises mainly in the liver. If you swallow paracetamol with activated charcoal it considerably decreased its absorption and if you take n acetyle cystein with it, it protect liver from the damage which could be caused by paracetamol metabolite as potent oxidant. Shahzeidi, md.

Answered 6/24/2014

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