News, Acetaminophen Worries: The End of NyQuil as We Know It? (supplement, painkillers)

[JD59]

Update: The panel gave NyQuil a pass. But it called for getting rid of drugs such as Vicodin and Percocet that combine narcotics with acetaminophen.

The Obama-era FDA is pushing hard on safety issues for over-the-counter drugs — witness the recent Zicam dustup and stronger safety warnings for popular painkillers.


Acetaminophen Worries: The End of NyQuil as We Know It? - Health Blog - WSJ

[mimimomx3]

This is just so silly. People can't read a label anymore? Long live the nanny state.

[CleanCutHippie]

The world will be a better place w/out such garbage.

[subsound]

The sad thing is there are useful, but people need to quite thinking more of something is always better. It happens with pretty much any drug, supplement, or food. I kind of wonder if you could get rid of all the stupid people by taking the safety labels off everything and letting the problem sort itself out.