N-acetyl cysteine is beneficial in acute paracetamol poisoning because: A. It reacts with paracetamol to form a nontoxic complex B. It inhibits generation of the toxic metabolite of paracetamol C. It is a free radical scavenger D. It replenishes hepatic glutathione which in turn binds the toxic metabolite of paracetamol

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D. It replenishes hepatic glutathione which in turn binds the toxic metabolite of paracetamol

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