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Paracetamol poisoning, also known as acetaminophen poisoning, is caused by excessive use of the medication paracetamol (acetaminophen). Most people have few or non-specific symptoms in the first 24 hours following overdose. These symptoms include feeling tired, abdominal pain, or nausea.
- Stella Nickell
Stella Maudine Nickell ( née Stephenson; born August 7,...
- Tylenol (Brand)
Before the poisonings, Tylenol brands held around 35% of the...
- Stella Nickell
Oct 3, 2022 · The shocking deaths of seven people in the Chicago area from tampered bottles led to a massive recall—and generated fears around candy poisonings.
- Dave Roos
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Early on the morning of Sept. 29, 1982, a tragic, medical mystery began with a sore throat and a runny nose. It was then that Mary Kellerman, a 12-year-old girl from Elk Grove Village, a suburb of...
Stella Maudine Nickell ( née Stephenson; born August 7, 1943) is an American woman who was sentenced to ninety years in prison for product tampering after she poisoned Excedrin capsules with lethal cyanide, resulting in the deaths of her husband Bruce Nickell and Sue Snow, a stranger.
Before the poisonings, Tylenol brands held around 35% of the US market for acetaminophen and in the immediate aftermath, fell to 8%. Within a year sales had rebounded to the prior levels. [14] J&J's handling of the crisis has been widely cited as an example of optimal crisis management.
Jul 10, 2023 · James W. Lewis, the prime suspect in the deaths of seven people in 1982 from cyanide-laced Tylenol — a poisoning that terrified the nation and changed the way manufacturers packaged...
Feb 9, 2009 · The deaths set off a nationwide panic, as stores rushed to remove Tylenol from their shelves and worried consumers overwhelmed hospitals and poison control hotlines.
