A medical doctor with the University of Ilorin Teaching
Hospital, Gbenga Adebusoye, has warned that abuse of paracetamol in general and
in tenderising meat in particular, could lead to liver and kidney failure.
Dr Adebusoye gave the warning in a telephone interview with
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday.
He said drugs were chemicals and should not be taken lightly
and when abused, they could be toxic to the human system and could endanger
lives.
According to him, the abuse of paracetamol leads to rapid
damage of the liver, which can cause acute liver injury that, could result in
liver failure that cannot be managed except by a liver transplant.
The medical expert said that paracetamol should not be used
to tenderise meat and for any other purpose, asides its clinical use and the
specified dosage as its abuse was highly detrimental to health.
He said that drugs were usually meant to be stored in places
with cool temperatures not above 25 degrees Celsius.
He said if drugs were not properly stored and left in places
with high temperature, the act could damage the content of the drugs, making it
less potent.
And with the possibility of chemical reactions that could be
dangerous and harmful, turning the drug from a useful substance to a harmful
one, he said.
Dr Adebusoye, therefore, advised people to desist from the
abuse of drugs in general as such act could be very fatal.
NAN reports that some food vendors and caterers in the
country have been understood to be using paracetamol tablets to tenderise tough
meat.
Others even use table spoons, nails and potassium to cook
food.
Some food vendors in Jos denied making use of paracetamol in
tenderising their meats, but some admitted to using potassium in tenderising
cowhide (Pomo) and beans.
(NAN)
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