Recent reports in the newspapers appear to urge the public to
be wary about the painkiller, paracetamol. This drug has ___1___
ages been considered harmless; so much so ___2___
many people do not hesitate to ___3___
a couple of tablets into their mouths to seek ___4___
from that pounding pain or that ___5___
ache. This allegedly harmless drug is now being ___6___
as a swift 'silent killer' in many countries. ___7___
has been reported that as few as 20 to 30 tblets can ___8___
potentially fatal liver damage in an adult. And ___9___
a recent Australian study, it has been revealed ___10___
children can also suffer from liver ___11___
after taking paracetamol even at the recommended dosage. ___12___
the light of such evidence, habitual paracetamol users
face ___13___
risks of overdosing because of the apparent harmless ___14___
of the drug, its easy availability, and its ___15___
in many over-the-counter prescription medications. It is easy
for an unintentional overdose to occur when a person takes two
or more prescriptions that contain the painkiller. |