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N-Acetylcysteine (NAC)

N-acetylcysteine is the antidote for acetaminophen (paracetamol) overdose: in a multicenter study of 2,540 patients treated orally, liver injury was least when treatment began within 8 to 10 hours of ingestion, and efficacy fell with further delay.

established

provisional
PubChem 12035
2 citations
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N-acetyl-3-mercapto-L-alanine
N-acetyl-L-cysteine
NAC
acetylcysteine

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What the evidence says

six tiers, never blended

established — replicated in humans, or settled by a regulator

every claim resolves to its source

All 2 citations resolve to their original source. · 0 posts naming it, 0 members counted once each.

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