FDA Report Urges Tougher Acetaminophen Warning

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what elseis there to take for pain, ?Linda

linda of CT 12:00PM September 08, 2012

Hi,
Over here in Australia we call acetaminophen ,PARACETAMOL. We give it to babies
for everything ranging from fevers to teething, so we`re started off on the stuff at
a young age.
As adults, we can buy the stuff everywhere and people do, by the boxful on a weekly basis (it`s even dispensed in some toilets!), add to this the Aussie addiction of a carton or two of beer a week
and it`s easy to see why our livers are on the way out at age 35 - 40.
I`m glad you guys are onto the stuff and keep up the good work!

Adrianne of MI 9:24AM April 07, 2011

Some parents wrongly give Tylenol as a preventative measure for teething, after vaccinations, poor sleeping, cranky, for boo boos, etc. I want stronger warnings and education for well meaning, but uninformed, parents.

Sue Tarvin of CA 11:51AM August 30, 2010

I have done all my "homework" in regards to OTC meds, and I find that the posed risks are true. Have been for years. The only reason people still suffer from the risks are either negligence, uninformed, or uncaring. A few of us have physical issues that require pain relievers (such as the fowled dental work), and there must suffer such risks. Before anyone suggest getting the flawed dental work repaired, the damage is beyond repair (short of removing nerves that would limit my ability to communicate verbally).
I just switched to a different brand of pain reliever, but because of the mixed combination of acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine expedites relief, and lasts longer than simply acetaminophen alone. I suffer migrains during the winter months with sinus colds and infections (antibiotics help too). But my general intake goes down to nearly nothing after the colds and infections are gone.
PS: If anyone wants to know, yes I also have prescription Tramadol to help. I wonder if there will be a report on this drug and Hydrocodone?

William Pickering of KS 2:16AM February 22, 2010

Robert of IA has taken the Darwinian approach to health care. Unfortunately he's not going to be able to pay for the economic consequences of his stance. Meanwhile the government is being drained by paying for said "stupidity" and is attempting to mitigate and regulate towards an improved situation. Robert, people do all sorts of stupid things, like smoking, driving drunk etc. Are you suggesting a shoulder shrug and a bitter anti-government attitude will improve the situation? I shiver to think of what your's, or worse your children's teeth, would look like if your government hadn't stuck its nose into fluoridating your water......

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Rob of FL 3:15PM July 04, 2009

I am a professional (college and graduate school) and can assure you, Robert, that more labeling is not the only remedy. I read every label for any medication, and, while acetaminphen labels do mention risks of liver disease for overuse, nothing on the label even speaks to the increased risks for even marginal overreach on the dosing. I am one who, after much research of the media commonly available to the public, believed acetaminophen was much safer than the NSAIDs. Much to my chagrin, out comes this study, and we give this stuff to our six-month old. I don't know when you last used one, but those eye droppers in the children's pain reliever bottle are not the most accurate delivery systems.
I am sure you are one of the "get the government out my way" types, but I would caustion you to have a bit more humility. Your decisions are only as good as the information you receive. I doubt you, or anyone else whose job is not in academia, have enough time to filter through the cacauphony of dueling studies to get all the information.
Then again, perhaps you get all your information from Fox News. I hear they REALLY know how to report the unvarnished truth over there...

Glen of TX 12:13PM July 02, 2009

this, like so many other issues the government sticks their nose into, is a matter of education not legislation. this isn't something the government needs to regulate any more than they do. If people would read the labels already on there, there wouldn't be any problems.

Robert of IA 6:38PM June 30, 2009

Finally! While they are at it they may want to stop combining this lethal medication with highly addictive opiates that are known to be abused. It is criminal that they combine acetaminophen with almost every known opiate that is regularly abused. I also think they need to start considering why they keep some meds under lock and key yet deadly meds like tylenol are at the discretion of the public? They need to also finally ban prescription ads- not only because I am sick of hearing about 4 hour erections but also because doctors should be the ones prescribing, not patients!

Alexis of FL 4:59PM June 29, 2009

The FDA seems to be ignoring the fact that NSAIDs also cause kidney failure,kidney stones and other kidney problems in mid to long-term use. I took a lot of NSAIDs during the 9 month period it took doctors to treat and diagnose my uterine cancer. During that time I developed kidney stones, which was attributed to the NSAIDs. From the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse: Analgesic use has been associated with two different forms of kidney damage: acute renal failure and a type of chronic kidney disease called analgesic nephropathy. http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/analgesicnephropathy/

Kristin of MN 7:39PM June 02, 2009