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Another significant danger is posed to anyone who has been drinking in the days before taking the drug. The enzymes which process alcohol also process the para
by nickff 13y ago
Another significant danger is posed to anyone who has been drinking in the days before taking the drug. The enzymes which process alcohol also process the paracetamol, and will be present in elevated levels, potentially causing liver damage. What is important is that the danger is caused by taking paracetamol some time (hours or days) after having consumed alcohol; most people think that paracetamol is only dangerous when taken with alcohol.
- Osmium 13y agoAny source on the specific length of time after drinking one should avoid paracetamol?
- nickff 13y agoI have never been able to find good data on this, but from what I have gathered, the effect depends on how much you have been drinking (drinks/day), and how long you have been doing it (# of days). It does seem that gathering valid data on this would be very useful, but I am not sure how one could do a randomized control trial, when the express goal of doing so would be to measure the harm done by the 'treatment'.