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Which of the following statements regarding the toxic effects of paracetamol do you consider to be correct? |
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The safe maximum paracetamol dose for children over 6 months is 90 to 100 mg/kg/day.
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This statement is True.
The standard recommended dose for children (Therapeutic Guidelines: analgesic) is:
Paracetamol 15 mg/kg/dose orally, every 4 to 6 hours, to a maximum of 90 mg/kg/day. The generally accepted upper limit for the therapeutic dose of paracetamol in adults is 4g per day.