FDA Considers Banning Acetaminophen-Based Pain Killers 631
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from the welcome-to-the-nanny-state dept.
from the welcome-to-the-nanny-state dept.
Greg George writes "The FDA has determined that Tylenol enhancing pain killers are dangerous enough to potentially be pulled from the market. Drugs including Vicodin, Hydrocodone, Lortab, Maxidone, Norco, Zydone, Tylenol with codeine, Percocet, Endocet, and Darvocet may be permanently banned from the US market, even if the patient has a prescription from a doctor. The problem is the key ingredient — acetaminophen — can easily damage or destroy a patient's liver if more than 2000 mg are used per day. In many cases that means if you take a pain killer and then take two extra strength Tylenol, you may have gone over the maximum dosage per day."
Vicodin? (Score:5, Funny)
As long as it doesn't cause Lupus...
Re:Vicodin? (Score:3, Funny)
It's not Lupus.
Re:not really a ban (Score:4, Funny)
Thank God! --- R. Limbaugh
Re:House, MD (Score:5, Funny)
So does House still have a working liver at this point?
The whole reason he got into medicine in the first place was to be near a supply of fresh new organs. It was ether THAT or start APPLE and he just couldn't stomach the idea of rampant fanboys.
Re:Vicodin? (Score:1, Funny)
It's not Lupus.
It's NEVER Lupus
Re:Vicodin? (Score:3, Funny)
Sarcoidosis?
Re:Vicodin? (Score:3, Funny)
Unless you didn't expect that I had seen that episode, in which case it would ironic.
Re:Vicodin? (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Vicodin? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:not really a ban (Score:3, Funny)
only banned (Score:3, Funny)