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OH PARACETAMOL!!! - An enlightenment post by Pharm. Tech Temiyemi

Pharm Tech: Goodmorning Ma (in my most polite tone).
Patient: Good morning ooo. Abeg una get paracetamol cd?
Pharm Tech: (switching to pidgin): Yes but who wan take am?
Patient (hesitates, then finally speaks): na my pikin.
Pharm Tech: How many years way him dey?
Patient: 2yrs old.
Pharm Tech: How him body dey do am? Patient: nothing dey do am, I just wan keep am incase of incasity.
Pharm Tech: OK, but madam, e for beta say u give am paracetamol syrup instead of the tablet becau......
Patient (cuts in): Nooo madam, tablet dey work well well pass dat water mericine. Once I sama my pikin I tablet, him dey get himself fast fast.
Pharm Tech: madam, One tablet dey too much for your pikin and e dey harmful to him hea......
Patient (cuts in again; this tym around with a frown): Madam abeg give me the drug make I dey go; I no get time for all this una big big talk. She collects her drug and walks away.
IGNORANCE KILLS
Let me educate us a little about Paracetamol. Paracetamol (acetaminophen) is an analgesic and an antipyretic. It is used for the relief of pains (mild to moderate) and to alleviate fever. The end product of Paracetamol is N-acetyl-p-benzoquinone imine ( NAPQI). This end product is toxic but when Paracetamol is taken in the right dose, the end product is effectively detoxified by the liver but in cases of overdose, it causes harm to the liver due to its accumulation in the liver and the liver's inability to detoxify this end product effectively. This can even lead to death as a result of liver failure.
• Stop the misuse of Paracetamol. Its a silent drug of misuse.
• Paracetamol is cheap and easily accessible but can be dangerous.
• Please take Paracetamol with caution.
• Adhere to the instructions and advice of your Pharm Tech.

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