I think it has been known for a long time that acetaminophens can cause liver damage -- this is addressed now because the FDA rule of not having combination drugs with more than 325 mg of acetaminophen became effective Jan 2014.
MIGHT
Running with scissors MIGHT also be dangerous.
I’m sure the pharmaceutical companies will use this and find a way to get cheap competition over the counter drugs off the market. Why not? If everyone’s insured, why shouldn’t people pay more for safety? (sarcasm)
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The recommended dosage on my bottle of Extra-Strength pills recommends 1 x 500mg.
How can one get NyQuil without the Ace- Aceeetomino -
Without the Tylenol?
Tylenol causes liver damage...
NSAIDs like advil/aleve raise blood pressures
I went back to taking good old fashioned miracle drug aspirin for my general aches and pains.
And yes, it bugs me that Tylenol is often included in many OTC drugs too, like...Nyquil.
Better to murder a druggie via liver failure than let him abuse Rx drugs, eh?
Ah well, the precedent was set with the requirement to poison, "denature", perfectly drinkable alcohol.
Better to have a million alkys (or naïve teenagers) go blind or die than miss a couple tax dollars, I suppose...
**** where people may not even be aware that they contain acetaminophen. ****
TRUE! It is in too many over the counter drugs. We have to read labels closely, and sometimes special order the OCT version with asprin.
An overdose of acetaminophen can cause depletion of glutathione and land a person in the hospital. The current treatment for acetaminophen overdose relies on a compound that replenishes the glutathione in the liver. This treatment is effective, provided it is given in time.
Perhaps they should add glutathione to acetaminophen pills.
They lie. I eat 10 grams a day of the stuff, and I’m fine. Hold on, I have to hook up my home dialysis machine... there, that’s better. I’m tellin’ ya, I’ve never felt better! I sprinkle the stuff on Cheerios!