1st March 2024

An 18-year-old female presents to A&E with an accidental overdose of paracetamol due to feeling unwell with a viral illness.

An 18-year-old female presents to A&E with an accidental overdose of paracetamol due to feeling unwell with a viral illness. She admits to taking 4 x 500mg paracetamol every 2 hours for the last day. Her serum paracetamol levels were taken in A&E 6 hours after she last had paracetamol & are still in process. She has no signs of decompensated liver disease. The patient weighs 58kg.

Select the single, most appropriate management option to help this patient.