By Blessing Odega
A medical doctor with the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Gbenga Adebusoye, has warned that abuse of paracetamol in general and in tenderising meat in particular, could lead to liver and kidney failures.
Dr Adebusoye gave the warning in a telephone interview with News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday.
He said drugs were chemicals and should not be taken lightly and when abused, they could be toxic to the human system and could endanger lives.
According to him, the abuse of paracetamol leads to rapid damage of the liver, which can cause acute liver injury that could result in liver failure that can not be managed except by a liver transplant.
The medical expert said that paracetamol should not be used to tenderise meat and for any other purpose, asides its clinical use and the specified dosage as its abuse was highly detrimental to health.
He said that drugs were usually meant to be…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
