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Re:Man dies after self-medicating with chloroquine by refurb on Monday March 23, 2020 @08:11PM (#22670382)
4g of acetaminophen is what you'd take if you followed the directions of an adult taking 2 regular strength tablets every 4 hours for 24 hours (3.9g to be exact).
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Re:Man dies after self-medicating with chloroquine by et2o on Monday March 23, 2020 @08:21PM (#22670439)
I understand that.

That said, any physician who sees a patient taking 4g of acetaminophen a day chronically is going to tell them to reduce their dosage, switch to another drug, or stop.

It’s not safe in the long run.

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