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The prosecutor of Strasbourg (Bas-Rhin) said Wednesday that Naomi Musenga,
a young woman died in late December after being taunted by an operator Samu, was a victim of a "paracetamol intoxication absorbed by self-medication over several days". Health professionals point out that this drug, although very widespread, can be fatal.
Sold under the name of Doliprane, Dafalgan or Efferalgan to fight fever and pain, the molecule "is the best and the best worse things, "according to pharmacologist François Chast, interviewed by AFP. "Very well tolerated in 99.999% of cases but (it) becomes an extremely dangerous weapon when used outside nails. "
Failure of organs
Of the 1,200 liver transplants performed each year in France, a hundred are the result of paracetamol intoxication, says the specialist. It is therefore essential not to exceed the maximum dose of 3 grams per day, otherwise "provoking a drug called fulminant hepatitis."
According to the prosecutor of Alsace, in the case of Naomi Musenga, "the evolutionary destruction of cells of his liver took away a failure of all his organs leading quickly to his death. The young woman's family does not believe it: "I do not believe that taking paracetamol is the cause that precipitated the death of my daughter," said the father of the victim.
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