FDA considers banning Acetaminophen-Based Pain Killers?

[JBeukema]

Originally found at slashdot

The FDA advisory panel recommended banning Vicodin and Percocet because they contain acetaminophen, which can cause liver damage if taken at higher-than-recommended doses. The panel also urged the FDA to lower maximum doses for acetaminophen, best known as the branded drug Tylenol.

The FDA still must decide whether to follow the panel's advice. The agency is not required to, but typically follows such recommendations.

Painkillers at a crossroads as FDA decision looms | Philadelphia Inquirer | 07/02/2009

 

[KittenKoder]

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