Drug Overdose
Acetadote launched for aspirin overdose
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 25th, 2004
The agency's first assignment from Cumberland - a 5-year-old pharmaceutical company located in Nashville, Tennessee - was the January 2004 launch of CeraLyte, a treatment for both dehydration and diarrhea. The new drug, called Acetadote (acetylcysteine) Injection received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval in January of this year.
Acetadote is an IV-administered treatment for acetaminophen poisoning caused by an overdose of over-the-counter pain killers or cold preparations. The campaign is directed at...
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