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Comment
. 2021 Mar;87(3):1587-1588.
doi: 10.1111/bcp.14473. Epub 2020 Jul 21.

Further evidence for the hepatotoxic potential of metamizole

Sabine Weber  1 , Andreas Benesic  1   2 , Alexander L Gerbes  1
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Further evidence for the hepatotoxic potential of metamizole

Sabine Weber et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2021 Mar.
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