A patient who reports regular consumption of two or three alcoholic beverages per day asks about taking acetaminophen when needed for occasional recurrent pain. What will the nurse tell the patient?
a. "Do not take more than 2 gm of acetami-nophen a day."
b. "Do not take more than 3 gm of acetami-nophen a day."
c. "Do not take more than 4 gm of acetami-nophen a day."
d. "Do not take a fixed-dose preparation with opioid analgesics."
A
Acetaminophen poses a risk of liver toxicity when taken chronically or in larger doses, especially when combined with alcohol. Patients who drink regularly should be advised to take acetamino-phen in low doses and not to exceed 2 gm per day.
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