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No, they put it directly on the packaging for some products. That's what they'd do with Tylenol.
By packaging, you mean the box it comes in; right?
Most people, at least if they buy a bottle of it, throw the box away almost immediately.
I'm not sure if Tylenol is also sold in the sheets with squares you punch the pills out of. If it is, then people who buy that will keep the box and the box is the best place. For those who buy the bottles, though, the bottle is without a doubt the most appropriate place for any warnings.
By packaging, you mean the box it comes in; right?
Most people, at least if they buy a bottle of it, throw the box away almost immediately.
I'm not sure if Tylenol is also sold in the sheets with squares you punch the pills out of. If it is, then people who buy that will keep the box and the box is the best place. For those who buy the bottles, though, the bottle is without a doubt the most appropriate place for any warnings.
On the bottle and on the box. On the push through sheets, they print it on the back of the blister pack.
The study involved 106 people taking 4 grams of acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol, Excedrin and other pain killers) a day for two weeks. Four grams is the maximum daily dose recommended by the manufacturer, so we're not even talking about an "abuse" situation here.
Not one person who received the placebo showed any signs of liver damage. The people taking acetaminophen, however, started having abnormal liver test results—an indication of damage."
The original study was to determine why people prescribed opioid pain relievers and Tylenol (acetaminophen) were exhibiting elevated enzymes in their liver (which lead to liver problems in many). What they found is that the opioid wasn't the problem - acetaminophen was.
I guess the study rings loud and clear that people shouldn't be taking the max dosage of a drug for extended period of times. It also rings clear that the 4-gram max on tylenol is set too high for extended use.
However, suggesting that the miracle elixir NyQuil be pulled off the shelves and/or reformulated because it contains acetaminophen is silly. I mean, how else are people supposed to get teething babies to sleep at night? Alcohol for drowsiness, acetaminophen for the pain! ((Just kidding!!!))
Part of the problem could be combining acetaminophen with large amounts of alcohol. I'd bet anything that was the case with some of these people who died.
The label says "If you consume 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day, ask your doctor whether you should tae acetaminophen or other pain relievers or fever reducers."
Part of the problem, at least in pediatrics, is that Tylenol is in a lot of these "multi-symptom" cold meds. So the parents give the kid "Tylenol Cough and Cold" and then they give them a dose of Tylenol too. The kid gets over-dosed. We nurses have cautioned against multi-symptom meds for decades. If you have pain, take Tylenol (at the appropriate dose), if you have a stuffy nose, try saline nose drops. Not every symptom needs a med.
Part of the problem, at least in pediatrics, is that Tylenol is in a lot of these "multi-symptom" cold meds. So the parents give the kid "Tylenol Cough and Cold" and then they give them a dose of Tylenol too. The kid gets over-dosed. We nurses have cautioned against multi-symptom meds for decades. If you have pain, take Tylenol (at the appropriate dose), if you have a stuffy nose, try saline nose drops. Not every symptom needs a med.
That's why I only ever buy single-ingredient medications. I can take what I need, and nothing I don't.
However, suggesting that the miracle elixir NyQuil be pulled off the shelves and/or reformulated because it contains acetaminophen is silly. I mean, how else are people supposed to get teething babies to sleep at night? Alcohol for drowsiness, acetaminophen for the pain! ((Just kidding!!!))
HA!HA! If I recall correctly, my relatives told me one trick was to stick a finger into a bottle of Tequila and dab it on the baby's gums. Probably not recommended but I thought it amusing.
The ingredient in Nyquil that puts you to sleep is actually an antihistamine. You can get the same effect by just taking benadryl, without ingesting the acetaminophen for no reason.
The ingredient in Nyquil that puts you to sleep is actually an antihistamine. You can get the same effect by just taking benadryl, without ingesting the acetaminophen for no reason.
Some people shouldn't even take Benadryl, and don't realize it. It depresses your central nervous system, so people with certain chronic illnesses risk death by taking it. Asthma, (which I have) for one.
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HA!HA! If I recall correctly, my relatives told me one trick was to stick a finger into a bottle of Tequila and dab it on the baby's gums. Probably not recommended but I thought it amusing.
My mom tried whiskey in my milk- said it didn't work. Of course, she used whiskey for a lot of things...
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I guess the study rings loud and clear that people shouldn't be taking the max dosage of a drug for extended period of times. It also rings clear that the 4-gram max on tylenol is set too high for extended use. 
