Note that the treatment protocol of 3 days of treatment followed by 11 days off is much lower than that recommended in the Physician Desk Reference for moderate/severe lead poisoning (21 days of continuous treatment), so it is expected that the treatment regimen used in this study would have fewer side-effects than for a 21-day treatment regimen
Independent verification at every stage
Further randomized and well-controlled studies are needed to confirm these preliminary findings
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56 Two longer-term studies, 48 and 52 weeks, respectively, found significant improvements in NAFLD/NASH activity score with NAC, 1200 mg per day, together with metformin