A 73-year-old man with chronic kidney disease stage 4 is prescribed oral Paracetamol for osteoarthritis pain. According to UK guidance, what is the ma...

Question

A 73-year-old man with chronic kidney disease stage 4 is prescribed oral Paracetamol for osteoarthritis pain. According to UK guidance, what is the maximum recommended adult daily oral dose in the absence of other risk factors?

Accepted Answer

4 g per day

Answer

2 g per day

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3 g per day

Answer

6 g per day

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Dose should be based only on body weight and not limited

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Paracetamol dosing

A 73-year-old man with chronic kidney disease stage 4 is prescribed oral Paracetamol for osteoarthritis pain. According to UK guidance, what is the maximum recommended adult daily oral dose in the absence of other risk factors?