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A nurse or other trained health professional will give you this medicine in a hospital. This medicine is given through a needle placed in one of your veins.
This medicine works best when it is given as close to the time of overdose of acetaminophen as possible. The more time that goes by after the overdose, the less effective the medicine will be in protecting your liver.
Portions of this document last updated: April 01, 2024
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