Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) Toxicity A common and potentially fatal cause of acute liver failure due to toxic accumulation of the metabolite NAPQI when glutathione stores are depleted. Early recognition and timely administration Full article: Paracetamol (acetaminophen) overdose and hepatotoxicity: mechanism, treatment, prevention measures, and estimates of burden of disease In vivo upstream factors of mouse hepatotoxic mechanism with sustained hepatic glutathione depletion: Acetaminophen metabolite erythrocyte adducts and splenic macrophage generated reactive oxygen species ScienceDirect NAPQI Wikipedia