> Probably a naïve question, but one that has puzzled me for many years -
> why
> do we not have IV preparations of paracetamol (or more accurately its
> pro-drug propacetamol) in the UK?
1. What use is it?
2. More importantly, why do we have such a hidebound system in the UK that it is illegal
(yes, against the law) to sell paracetamol combined with methionine? This combination has
hugely reduced the incidence of paracetamol poisoning in France.
Best wishes,
Rowley Cottingham
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