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Easy on the Tylenol: FDA Panel

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 30, 2009 4:25 PM CDT

(Newser) – An outside panel reporting to the Food and Drug Administration recommended today that the maximum daily dosage of Tylenol be reduced and the Extra Strength variety of the painkiller be available only by prescription, Bloomberg reports. The panel of advisers, whose suggestions are nonbinding, noted acetaminophen’s effect on the liver. The panel also recommended that prescription painkillers Vicodin and Percocet be banned.

“The most important target for our action is unintentional harm,” one member said of the Tylenol. “Education is a weak intervention and we really are looking for more concrete steps.” Tylenol-maker Johnson & Johnson argued that the move would push people to use ibuprofen products like Advil, which can cause gastrointestinal bleeding.

Tylenol for sale at a drug store.
Tylenol for sale at a drug store.   (AP Photo)
Advil may get a boost from this recommendation, says Johnson & Johnson...who points out it can cause gastrointestinal bleeding.
Advil may get a boost from this recommendation, says Johnson & Johnson...who points out it can cause gastrointestinal bleeding.   (AP Photo)
Tylenol.
Tylenol.   (AP Photo)
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Caps
Jul 2, 2009 6:55 AM CDT
I meant to say I don't always agree with your comments. Fingers getting ahead of my brain.LOL
Caps
Jul 2, 2009 6:53 AM CDT
riffran, I do always agree with your comments, but you got this one right. Read the labels.........
riffran
Jul 1, 2009 11:52 AM CDT
to cut through the bs.....ALL drugs have risk...tylenol, motrin, aspirin, benadryl...ect......tylenol is safe and effective when used as directed, and works fine for fever...most of the time. motrin works fine for pain and inflammitory issues, most of the time.....know what you are doing before taking ANY medication....there are warning labels on all OTC meds like that...read them please........tylenol in high doses will damage or destroy your liver, and can kill you....the best medicine is the one that is used with knowledge

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