I got this from yahoo news early this morning as I never thought paracetamol could kill.unless of course its adulterated as the case is mostly in Nigeria.read on ,

A young mother has died of liver failure after
taking a few extra tablets of paracetamol a day to
help her deal with post operative pain.
Desiree Philips, 20, was prescribed antibiotics and
over-the-counter paracetamol following a routine
operation to remove several benign breast lumps.
But nine days after the operation the young
mother from LLanelli, South Wales, was admitted
to hospital with liver failure, the Daily Mail
reported. Although Ms Phillips underwent a liver
transplant, she died a week later at Birmingham
Queen Elizabeth hospital.
Her father, Des Phillips, said he believed his
daughter had only taken "a few extra tablets" of
paracetamol a day.
The sad news highlights the hidden danger of
repeatedly taking slightly too much paracetamol,
known as a staggered overdose.
Only last month, a study published in the British
Journal of Clinical Pharmacology warned that
staggered overdoses can occur when people take
a little more paracetamol than they should,
usually to relieve a range of common causes of
pain such as headache, toothache, abdominal or
muscular pain.
A staggered dose of paracetamol is also more
difficult for hospital staff to diagnose, compared
with someone who has tried to take their own life
with a massive overdose of paracetamol, the
same study found.
People who have deliberately taken an overdose
of the painkiller have high levels of the drug in
their blood which can be detected with a simple
blood test, but this is not the case with a
staggered overdose. Under these circumstances
someone can have low levels of paracetamol in
their blood but be at a high risk of liver failure
and death.
Study leader Dr Kenneth Simpson, of the
University of Edinburgh, said: "They haven't
taken the sort of single-moment, one-off massive
overdoses taken by people who try to commit
suicide, but over time the damage builds up, and
the effect can be fatal.
"On admission, these staggered overdose
patients were more likely to have liver and brain
problems, require kidney dialysis or help with
breathing and were at a greater risk of dying
than people who had taken single overdoses."
According to the NHS, adults should never
exceed the recommended dose for paracetamol
which is two (500mg) tablets of paracetamol,
every four to six hours, up to four times a day.
Paracetamol is also sold in combination with other
painkilling drugs and in cold and flu medications.
Always consult with your pharmacist or doctor if
you are considering using a number of these
products, to avoid exceeding the daily
recommended dose.