Medcare Forum » acetaminophen http://medcareforum.com Health Care Information, News and Resources Sat, 14 Jan 2012 03:32:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Acetaminophen http://medcareforum.com/archives/2009/06/30/acetaminophen http://medcareforum.com/archives/2009/06/30/acetaminophen#comments Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:41:46 +0000 Kathleen Milazzo http://medcareforum.com/archives/2009/06/30/acetaminophen      The FDA convened an expert panel who has decided to more heavily regulate acetaminophen which is the active ingredient in Tylenol. They voted 17 to 20 to take this action because 100 people die every year from liver damage and failure. They say that some people who overdose may be unaware that other products they take may contain acetaminophen.

What ever changes they make will not go into effect for months and fear not, it will not be taken off the shelves. Those who are against this change point out that 80% of those who intenionally overdose are actually trying to commit suicide. There was also talk of selling it in one dose packages under their recommended dosages.

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