FDA Warns of Acetaminophen in Prescription Pain Drugs

[dfergie]

Percocet, Vicodin, Other Combination Pills to Get Dose Limit, "Black Box' Warning

Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol, is found in a wide range of over-the-counter and prescription drugs. At normal doses, when not taken with alcohol, acetaminophen is a very safe drug. But it's easy to take too much -- a big mistake that can lead to serious liver damage.

Source & More: webmd.com/painmanagement

 

[navychop]

This is actually good news. They were talking about removing things like Percocet and Vicodin from the market entirely.

 

[dfergie]

Yeah page 2 of this article gives a list of drugs that contain acetaminophen ... (Tylenol doesn't help me... but I get e-mails from WebMD for pain management that I check out frequently)

 

[navychop]

I've moved to taking few OTC pain meds. Docs told me about problems they can cause, while I was hospitalized for those problems...... Timing. It's everything.