Significance

• Side effects from palmitate typically occur only when patients are given too much of the drug. Because palmitate is given by injection, such overdoses are rare.
  
  

Types of Overdose

• There are two main types of overdoses possible with palmitate: those that occur with a single dose, or acute overdoses, and those that occur due to a buildup of the drug over time, or chronic overdoses.
  
  

Time Frame

• Chronic palmitate overdoses typically occur when adults receive 1 million units of the drug per day over three days or lower daily doses for between two and 18 months, according to RxList. Children tend to develop Palmitate overdose symptoms after one to three months of receiving 18,500 units per day.
  
  

Overdose Side Effects

• Side effects caused by either acute or chronic overdoses of palmitate include fatigue, loss of appetite, vomiting, joint pain, slow growth in children, irritability, headaches, skin dryness or cracking, hair loss and skin color darkening.
  
  

Risks

• Palmitate overdoses have the potential to cause toxic effects upon the liver, resulting in hepatitis or liver inflammation, jaundice or yellowing of your skin and eyes or liver failure. Some patients develop leukopenia or a shortage of white blood cells if exposed to high levels of palmitate, increasing the risk for bacterial, viral and fungal infections.