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Exactly. This is why I'm wondering why more restrictions are necessary.
I have a bottle of Tylenol in front of me right now. This is what it says: "Acetaminophen may cause liver damage," along with about a thousand other warnings.
Seems clear enough.
It appears our gov doesnt think we can read the bottle
Next we are only going to be allowed to own a butter knife because you know those steak knives might hurt us
I switched to Advil years ago just because I noticed my family being very flippant about taking pain meds for every little thing. I prefer old fashioned asprin but I don't take it too often.
I also only use Advil (ibuprofen) as well. Acetaminophen can also be unavoidable when you're prescribed compounded pain medication, since they usually mix it with Acetaminophen. Unfortunately, some people do not realize that Acetaminophen is the same thing as Tylenol, and will take a Tylenol in addition to medication they are already taking that includes Acetaminophen.
And you know they didnt read the bottle but took it anyways because??
Well, common sense would dictate that the majority of people wouldn't OD to the point of liver damage if they had read the bottle, which is why this will most likely result in a labeling change to a "black box" label.
Tylenol is not going to be pulled off the shelves.
I think another problem is, as mentioned in previous post, that people don't realize that Acetaminophen and Tylenol are the same thing. Say, you're recovering from surgery and take a Percocet. You are still experiencing pain and take a Tylenol. There is Tylenol in percocet as well, so you're double dosing yourself.
I also only use Advil (ibuprofen) as well. Acetaminophen can also be unavoidable when you're prescribed compounded pain medication, since they usually mix it with Acetaminophen. Unfortunately, some people do not realize that Acetaminophen is the same thing as Tylenol, and will take a Tylenol in addition to medication they are already taking that includes Acetaminophen.
The ingredient list on the bottle has acetaminophen listed as the only "active ingredient" and has it highlighted in yellow, to make clear that Tylenol is in fact acetaminophen.
The label also says "Do not use with any other product containing acetaminophen."
I think the leading cause of liver damage in the US (or the world for that matter) is alcohol abuse, and not tylenol.
According to the article in OP, Acetaminophen is the #1 cause of liver failure in the US.
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