What you MUST know about Acetaminophen (Tylenol etc...)

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Acetaminophen is of course the chemical ingredient of Tylenol, the medication most often prescribed by doctors and hospitals for pain and fever relief. Below is a list of brand names of acetaminophen either singly or in combination. When I was in the hospital a few weeks ago that was what I was given for pain---and when I said I didn't want it because of possible liver damage, no one seemed to know what I was talking about. Acetaminophen should NEVER be used while drinking or for a hangover. http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mg18825295.000.html 'Safe' painkiller is leading cause of liver failure 08 December 2005 NewScientist.com news service Alison Motluk More Health Stories Special feature: The bird flu threat Poor follow up on human bird-flu fatalities Could organ transplants use a dose of teen hormones? Alcohol, not drugs, poses biggest date rape risk Men inherit hidden cost of dad's vices More Stories Explore: health A POPULAR over-the-counter painkiller is now the leading cause of acute liver failure in the US - and almost half of those cases are accidental overdoses. Paracetamol (or acetaminophen as it is known in the US) is used by millions of Americans each year, and is commonly thought to be safe. Until 1980, paracetamol was not even listed as a cause of acute liver failure. But between 1998 and 2003, the proportion of cases of liver failure caused by the drug nearly doubled. William Lee at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas and his colleagues followed patients with acute liver failure who were in a coma. Of the 275 people with paracetamol poisoning, 8 per cent received a liver transplant, 65 per cent survived without one and 27 per cent died. Initially the researchers had suspected a direct relationship between how much of the drug is in the liver and for how long, and the extent of the damage. But people who

intentionally overdosed, who tend to be identified and treated more quickly, had similar damage to those who overdosed accidentally. That suggests a clear threshold for what constitutes a safe dose of the drug. Many of the people who had accidentally poisoned themselves did so by taking just 10 grams of the medication each day for about three days - the equivalent of about 20 pills per day instead of the recommended eight, an overdose that might be less serious with other drugs. Other people had unwittingly taken two products that both contained the drug (Hepatology, vol 42, p 1364). Lee thinks American drug enforcers should follow the lead of the UK, which requires products that contain acetaminophen to be packaged in blister packets and sold in small quantities. "I think we should talk about limiting package size," says Lee. "You can buy 500 at a time. They're like M & Ms." From issue 2529 of New

Scientist magazine, 08 December 2005, page 19 ********************************* Brand names of Acetaminophen singly or in combination: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/medmaster/a681004.html#brand-names Brand namesReturn to top Acephen® Anacin® Aspirin Free Maximum Strength

Tablets® Capital® and Codeine Endocet® Excedrin P.M.® Caplets® Excedrin P.M.® Geltabs® Excedrin P.M.® Tablets Excedrin® Extra-Strength Caplets® Excedrin® Extra-Strength Tablets Excedrin® Migraine Caplets® Excedrin® Migraine Geltabs Excedrin® Migraine Tablets FeverAll® Children’s FeverAll® Infants’ FeverAll® Junior Strength Gelpirin® Genapap® Genapap® Children’s Genapap® Drops Infant’s Genapap® Extra Strength Caplets® Genapap® Extra Strength Tablets Genapap® Gel-Coat Caplets® Genebs® Genebs® Extra Strength Caplets® Genebs® Extra Strength Tablets Goody’s® Extra Strength Tablets Goody’s® Fast Pain Relief Tablets Goody’s® Headache Powders Liquiprin® Drops Percocet 10/650® Percocet® Roxicet® Supac® Tylenol® Tylenol® Arthritis Pain Extended Relief Caplets® Tylenol® Children’s Tylenol® Concentrated Drops Infant’s Tylenol® Extra Strength Adult Tylenol® Extra Strength Caplets® Tylenol® Extra Strength Gelcaps® Tylenol® Extra Strength Geltabs® Tylenol® Extra Strength Tablets Tylenol® Junior Strength Tylenol® Suspension Children’s Tylenol® with Codeine Elixir Tylenol® with Codeine No. 3 Tylenol® with Codeine No. 4 Tylox® Vanquish® Caplets® Wygesic® Brand names of combination productsReturn to top Allerest® No Drowsiness containing Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Anexsia® 5/500 containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Anexsia® 7.5/650 containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Anexsia® containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Axocet® containing Acetaminophen and Butalbital Bancap HC® containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Benadryl® Severe Allergy and Sinus Headache Maximum Strength Caplets® containing Acetaminophen, Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride, and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Bupap® containing Acetaminophen and Butalbital Ceta-Plus® containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Co-Gesic® containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Darvocet-N® 100 containing Acetaminophen and Propoxyphene Napsylate Darvocet-N® containing Acetaminophen and Propoxyphene Napsylate Dristan® Cold No Drowsiness Formula Maximum Strength Caplets® containing Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Duradrin® containing Acetaminophen, Dichloralphenazone, and Isometheptene Mucate Esgic Plus® containing Acetaminophen, Butalbital, and Caffeine Esgic® containing Acetaminophen, Butalbital, and Caffeine Anhydrous Excedrin® Aspirin-Free Caplets® containing Acetaminophen and Caffeine Excedrin® Aspirin-Free Geltabs® containing Acetaminophen and Caffeine Excedrin® Quicktabs® containing Acetaminophen and Caffeine Fioricet® containing Acetaminophen, Butalbital, and Caffeine Fioricet® with Codeine containing Acetaminophen, Butalbital, Caffeine, and Codeine Phosphate Hydrocet® containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Hydrogesic® containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate I.D.A.® containing Acetaminophen,

Dichloralphenazone, and Isometheptene Mucate Lorcet® 10/650 containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Lorcet® Plus containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Lorcet®-HD containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Lortab® 2.5/500 containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Lortab® 5/500 containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Lortab® 7.5/500 containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Lortab® Elixir containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Lortab®10/500 containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Maxidone® ES containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Midol® Menstrual Formula Maximum Strength Caplets® containing Acetaminophen, Caffeine, and Pyrilamine Maleate Midol® Menstrual Formula Maximum Strength Gelcaps® containing Acetaminophen, Caffeine, and Pyrilamine Maleate Midol® PMS Maximum Strength Caplets® containing Acetaminophen,

Pamabrom, and Pyrilamine Maleate Midol® PMS Maximum Strength Gelcaps® containing Acetaminophen, Pamabrom, and Pyrilamine Maleate Midol® Teen Menstrual Formula Caplets® containing Acetaminophen and Pamabrom Midrin® containing Acetaminophen, Dichloralphenazone, and Isometheptene Mucate Ornex® Caplets® containing Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Ornex® Maximum Strength Caplets® containing Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Pamprin® Maximum Pain Relief Caplets® containing Acetaminophen, Magnesium Salicylate, and Pamabrom Pamprin® Multi-Symptom containing Acetaminophen, Pamabrom, and Pyrilamine Maleate Percogesic® containing Acetaminophen and Phenyltoloxamine Citrate Percogesic® Extra Strength Caplets® containing Acetaminophen and Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Phrenilin® containing

Acetaminophen and Butalbital Phrenilin® Forte containing Acetaminophen and Butalbital Premsyn PMS® Caplets® containing Acetaminophen, Pamabrom, and Pyrilamine Maleate Sedapap® containing Acetaminophen and Butalbital Sinarest® No Drowsiness Tablets containing Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Sine-Off® Maximum Strength No Drowsiness Formula Caplets® containing Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Sinutab® containing Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Sinutab® Sinus Medication Maximum Strength Without Drowsiness Tablets containing Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Sominex® Pain Relief Formula containing Acetaminophen and Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride St. Joseph® Cold Tablets for Children containing Acetaminophen and Phenylpropanolamine Hydrochloride Sudafed® Sinus & Headache Caplets® containing Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Sudafed® Sinus &

Headache Maximum Strength Tablets containing Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Tylenol® Allergy Sinus NightTime Maximum Strength Caplets® containing Acetaminophen, Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride, and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Tylenol® Cold Decongestant and Fever Reducer Concentrated Drops Infant’s containing Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Tylenol® Flu NightTime Maximum Strength Gelcaps® containing Acetaminophen, Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride, and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Tylenol® PM Extra Strength Caplets® containing Acetaminophen and Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Tylenol® PM Extra Strength Gelcaps® containing Acetaminophen and Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Tylenol® PM Extra Strength Geltabs® containing Acetaminophen and Diphenhydramine Hydrochloride Tylenol® Sinus Geltabs® Maximum Strength Tablets containing Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Tylenol® Sinus Medication Maximum

Strength Geltabs® containing Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Tylenol® Sinus Medication Maximum-Strength Caplets® containing Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Tylenol® Sinus Medication Maximum-Strength Gelcaps® containing Acetaminophen and Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride Tylenol® Women's Caplets® containing Acetaminophen and Pamabrom Ultracet® containing Acetaminophen and Tramadol Hydrochloride Vicodin® containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Vicodin® HP containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Women's Tylenol® Menstrual Relief Caplets® containing Acetaminophen and Pamabrom Zydone® containing Acetaminophen and Hydrocodone Bitartrate Last Revised - 04/01/2003

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