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Have Low BP, Chronic Liver Disease And Fever. Given Calpol Followed By Excessive Sweating. Suggest?
an old patient of 80 years of age having low blood pressure ( i. e. 60/100) , suffering from chronic liver disease, was given calpol 500 in moderate fever and after half an hour from taking calpol 500 she expired followed by excessive sweating, now my query is " is the calpol 500 directly related with death. if yes , then how ? plz answer me
Sun, 1 Sep 2013
Dear sir/madam
Patient having chronic liver disease, might have portal hypertension and low blood pressure, so while taking medicines for blood pressure, you must be cautious.
Secondly colpol 500 mg contains paracetamol 500 mg which is metabolised by liver, in chronic liver disease patients capacity of liver to metabolize is lost causing problems in drug metabolism, so it might cause excessive sweating.
Yes paracetamol can cause death. Be careful and enquire your doctor about taking it.
Thanks
Patient having chronic liver disease, might have portal hypertension and low blood pressure, so while taking medicines for blood pressure, you must be cautious.
Secondly colpol 500 mg contains paracetamol 500 mg which is metabolised by liver, in chronic liver disease patients capacity of liver to metabolize is lost causing problems in drug metabolism, so it might cause excessive sweating.
Yes paracetamol can cause death. Be careful and enquire your doctor about taking it.
Thanks
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