A 20-Year-Old Student Almost Died After Taking Two Cold Medicines Containing Paracetamol
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Riley Lubas spent six weeks in hospital, suffered a multi-organ failure, and had to relearn to walk and talk after the accidental overdose.
Riley Lubas, 20 years old, took two cold medicines without knowing that both contained acetaminophen and the overdose of this compound caused him a serious liver problem Read
A 20-year-old British student was one step away from death due to an accidental overdose of paracetamol after combining two prescription-free products. Urgently admitted to intensive therapy with acute hepatic impairment, the young man survived miraculously.
Riley Lubas, 20, thought he had a common spring cold. He took two over-the-counter medications, not knowing that both...
A 20-year-old man in the UK thought he had a common cold. He bought cold medicine from a chemist and took paracetamol along with it. He didn't know that both contained the same active ingredient. Within days, his liver and other organs were failing and he was on life support.
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