The food and drug has asked Administration (FDA) to stop medical personnel, high doses of the Painkiller acetaminophen, which is used in Tylenol, vicodin and Percocet prescription.
The FDA hopes to reduce liver damage in patients taking high doses. Because many medicines paracetamol contain, are the chances of an accidental overdose for someone several different recipes suitable and very dangerous. Acetaminophen overdose is the leading cause of acute liver failure.
Drugmakers are also asked, consider limiting the acetaminophen in the prescription drugs to 325 milligrams or less per pill. More than half of the Drugmakers have agreed. A further step in the FDA has at pharmacist, recommends the several recipes from the doctors, which, when combined, contain contact more than 325 mg of acetaminophen per dose, get the doctor who prescribed it and to discuss other options.
The FDA will also try to Drugmakers, to take no drugs with more than 325 mg paracetamol from the market. The warning by the FDA does not apply medication... for the first Tylenol and other over the counter.
The FDA stated that there are no available data show that acetaminophen more than 325 mg offers more advantages, but it increases the risk of liver problems. The effects of paracetamol are even more dangerous in combination with alcohol. They also report that acetaminophen is known to cause life-threatening skin reactions, such as blisters, severe skin rashes and the replacement of the upper surface of the skin.
To reduce the chances of overdose, individuals, the painkillers and other medicines should read the labels of her recipes. The FDA is not more than 4, 000 mg of acetaminophen per day maximum recommendation for adults.
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