Patent ID: 9327028
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: A61K,A61P

Claim Text:
1. A method of treating acetaminophen overdose in a patient, comprising: intravenously administering an acetylcysteine composition to the patient at a dosage of 300 mg/kg acetylcysteine over 20 or 21 hours; measuring the level of AST or ALT in the patient following the administration of 300 mg/kg acetylcysteine, determining whether acetylcysteine therapy should be continued based on the outcome of the AST or ALT level measurement, continuing the administration of the acetylcysteine composition to the patient via a 3-bag infusion regimen; wherein the continued administration comprises a first dosage of 150 mg/kg of acetylcysteine over 60 minutes, followed by a second dosage of 50 mg/kg of acetylcysteine over 4 hours, followed by a third dosage of 100 mg/kg of acetylcysteine over 16 hours.