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Tylenol Dosage Should Be Reduced Says FDA
July 2, 2009 at 4:00 PM by Cafe MicheleZ - Comments (8)
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The drug found in Tylenol, Nyquil, and Excedrin -- acetaminophen -- is being carefully reviewed by the FDA and their advisory panel announced that the maximum daily dose should be reduced to avoid liver damage.
The current maximum dose is eight pills (or 4,000 milligrams). The FDA would like to reduce it to 2,600 milligrams as reported in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
The FDA notes that there are many over-the-counter drugs that contain acetaminophen and when combined or the dosage is high the results can be harmful over time.
Along with this change, the FDA also wants to ban on Percocet and Vicodin as reported in The New York Times. Percocet and Vicodin contain acetaminophen along with a narcotic for pain relief.
I'm sure more information will be coming out about this potential change and I'm going to be all ears.
What do you think of the suggestions by the FDA? Are you concerned?
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Comments:
Huh, interesting was exactly what I was going to type.
I'm aware of the potential risks with Tylenol, a lot more than most people think. However compared with some of the deadly things they have on the market I don't know why they're making such a fuss out of this. Odd.
I feel if Tylenol is taken properly there should be no concerns. people need to pay more attention to how they are taking it. Susan
The Philidelphia Inquirer? I understand they are a respected newspaper, but if you have a story about the FDA, could you link to their website, too??
http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/ConsumerUpdates/ucm168830.htm
And, it's about time! They have known for years that consumers are reckless about treating themselves, particularly with this drug, which the public thinks is incredibly safe at any dose. They don't realize the cummulative affects can be very severe.
Oh don't take away my Vicodin! Only thing that helps with my monster migranes. I'm more of an ibuprofin (advil) fan, personally.
science_spot, the first place I read about this was in The Philadelphia Inquirer and then also in the NYT, so I had to source where I learned the info. Thanks for the FDA link though.
i already practice that i dont use the recommended dosages. they are too high. i have for yrs instructd my older kids about taking the correct dosages for this reason. for us it is a half dose. or three quarters if the half doesnt work. yeah those drugs are drugs.
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Huh, interesting.
You know, if they're really this concerned, they need to look into APPROVING more natural, less harmful things.
RanaAurora Jul. 2, 2009 at 4:24 PM