Figure 2.

Effect of activated charcoal administered 1 h after ingestion of paracetamol (study day B), of gastric lavage followed by activated charcoal 1 h post ingestion (study day C), and the effect of activated charcoal at 2 h post ingestion (study day D) vs control (study day A; paracetamol intake with no intervention), as measured by AUC (mg l⁻¹ min) for paracetamol (median, 25% and 75% quartiles, and ranges). All interventions were significantly different from the control group (P < 0.05).