URGENT help needed - brother accidentally took too many paracetamol what to do

[crokky]

My brother has been feeling really manky. Took full day of paracetamol yesterday and then today took 2 at 10am. Forgot he had taken them and took another 2 around and hour and a half later. What should he do? Should he make himself sick? Any help reatly appreciated.

Call NHS Direct. Don't mess around.

he'll be fine but no more for today

he will be fine

He'll be fine, the dosage is set well within safety limits. If he had taken a whole box there might be some cause for concern.

He'll be fine.

Never make yourself sick if you think you've accidentally OD'd.

He can still take the full day's dose today - ie 4g in 24 hours - but should delay the next dose by at least 6 hours, preferably 8. Unless he's got liver disease or is taking other meds...

I don't think you can vomit up paracetamol anyway, it's pretty sticky stuff and adheres to the stomach wall, so everything else in his stomach would come up but the paracetamol would still be there. But a one-off double dose isn't a problem anyway.

Thanks everybody