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Tylenol maker tries new warning cap to curb overdoses
Morning Sentinel Online ^
| 30 August 2013
| Matthew Perrone-AP
Posted on 08/30/2013 8:59:41 AM PDT by NautiNurse
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For those who use Tylenol instead of aspirin just 'cause you heard aspirin might be bad for you. A stunning number of OTC (over the counter) cold, flu, cough and allergy medicines also contain acetaminophen. It is very, very easy to consume a potentially lethal combination of medications due to multiple sources of acetaminophen.
To: NautiNurse
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posted on
08/30/2013 9:00:12 AM PDT
by
NautiNurse
(Obama sends U.S. Marines to pick up his dog & basketballs. Benghazi? Nope.)
To: NautiNurse
Good thing it's not in cursive...
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posted on
08/30/2013 9:01:56 AM PDT
by
COBOL2Java
(I'm a Christian, pro-life, pro-gun, Reaganite. The GOP hates me. Why should I vote for them?)
To: NautiNurse
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posted on
08/30/2013 9:02:13 AM PDT
by
NativeSon
( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
To: NativeSon
That should be on the cap, too. Just telling them that it contains acetaminophen and and to read the dang label, won't do much for the low info types.
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posted on
08/30/2013 9:05:18 AM PDT
by
Jane Long
(While Marxists continue the fundamental transformation of the USA, progressive RINOs stay silent.)
To: COBOL2Java
Trial lawyers are drooling and trolling for non-English speaking clients. Prolly keeping a few bottles of Extra Strength Tylenol on their desks and in the waiting rooms.
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08/30/2013 9:06:31 AM PDT
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NautiNurse
(Obama sends U.S. Marines to pick up his dog & basketballs. Benghazi? Nope.)
To: NautiNurse
I never take acetaminophen unless it happens to be in a hydrocodone prescription which I have received after surgery. One of my doctors said that acetaminophen is added to hydrocodone as a deterrent so that people will not take too much hydrocodone. The deterrent factor is the potential liver damage that acetaminophen can cause.
Also, I don't take it because it doesn't seem to relieve pain. I think the only reason it ever became popular as a pain reliever is that it is one of the few that does not cause stomach irritation; so hospitals can give it to people who have not eaten.
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posted on
08/30/2013 9:07:00 AM PDT
by
Sans-Culotte
( Pray for Obama- Psalm 109:8)
To: NautiNurse
Acetaminophen is very, very, very bad for you. Particularly the liver. Somehow they(originally McNeil, and then J&J) managed to get every Tom, Dick, and Harry drug producer to add that crap into everything. Some magical synergistic effect..........NOT.
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posted on
08/30/2013 9:09:26 AM PDT
by
blackdog
(There is no such thing as healing, only a balance between destructive and constructive forces.)
To: NautiNurse
Never touch the stuff. Only baby aspirin, the coated variety. Enough for me, luckily.
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posted on
08/30/2013 9:10:20 AM PDT
by
Veto!
(Opinions freely expressed as advice)
To: NautiNurse
I'll stick with aspirin, thanks all the same, though even that tends to come in bottles with so-called "child-proof" caps that aggravate the [fill in the blank] out of my arthritic hands.
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08/30/2013 9:13:16 AM PDT
by
Standing Wolf
(No tyrant should ever be allowed to die of natural causes.)
To: blackdog
Tylenol is a fever reducer, but it is not an anti-inflammatory, which is the cause of many aches and pains.
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posted on
08/30/2013 9:13:20 AM PDT
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NautiNurse
(Obama sends U.S. Marines to pick up his dog & basketballs. Benghazi? Nope.)
To: Sans-Culotte
Something on the order of 40% of UK suicides one year was via acetaminophen.
To: NautiNurse
*** A stunning number of OTC (over the counter) cold, flu, cough and allergy medicines also contain acetaminophen.***
This is true! My wife needed a common pain killer during flu and everything I found had Aseto in it. She cannot take Tylenol. I had to special order another product with aspirin.
My doctor told me how to get the best of use from aspirin and aceto for flu.
Take two aspirin.
Three hours later take two Aceto.
Three hours later take two asprin.
Three hours take two Aceto.
Each works different on pain, and you don’t overdose on either one.
I will NOT take anything Naproxin (napersin)as it killed my mom’s kidneys after ONE dose.
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posted on
08/30/2013 9:15:45 AM PDT
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(Sometimes you need 7+ more ammo. LOTS MORE.)
To: Calvin Locke
Ah yes, the Brits seem to love their paracetamol. Unfortunately, way too many folks who drink to excess also love their Tylenol too.
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08/30/2013 9:16:44 AM PDT
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NautiNurse
(Obama sends U.S. Marines to pick up his dog & basketballs. Benghazi? Nope.)
To: Jane Long
Did studies on it back in school (PCP&S) - big hepatic effector. Dosage is one issue as folks here know that acetaminophen is sprinkled into many OTC's & Rx's like an excipient these days...
but
What happens when you are taking other 'things' that are tough on the liver? That includes alcohol, other meds; orals, parenterals. Even exposure to organic volatiles - vapors - that are not a problem on their own.
synergistic effects
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posted on
08/30/2013 9:24:23 AM PDT
by
NativeSon
( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
To: NautiNurse; All
OK what about Ibuprofen?
I read that it is an anti-inflammotory as well as pain reliever
It seemed to work much much better for me.
I know Tylenol (aceto) is very bad for your liver. I think mine is damaged from it.
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posted on
08/30/2013 9:25:46 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and then Democrat Talking Points.)
To: Jane Long
That should be on the cap, too. Just telling them that it contains acetaminophen and and to read the dang label, won't do much for the low info types. That would be like a warning on a joint that reads "Contains cannabis."
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posted on
08/30/2013 9:26:58 AM PDT
by
Mr Ramsbotham
(I'll retire to Bedlam.)
To: NautiNurse
I have been eating foods and herbs that are helpul anti-inflammatory items
I feel much better from it (turmeric!! with common table pepper)
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posted on
08/30/2013 9:27:23 AM PDT
by
Mr. K
(Lies, Damned Lies, Statistics, and then Democrat Talking Points.)
Only Two Days Until
September.
Less than $3.4k to go!!
We can do this!!
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posted on
08/30/2013 9:34:10 AM PDT
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RedMDer
(http://www.dontfundobamacare.com/)
To: NautiNurse
I use Advil (ibuprofen) for the occasional headache. Tylenol is bad for you.
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