by Maggie Spilner, Guest Writer for Wake Up World,
18 March 2014
Over the last few months, the news has been filled with headlines concerning the dangers of acetaminophen, the over-the-counter painkiller that is the principle ingredient in Tylenol and Excedrin. You know, the one “doctors recommend most”.
For decades, people have used acetaminophen for relief from the aches and pains associated with many conditions.
Acetaminophen is also found as an ingredient in a number of popular prescription painkillers, such as Vicodin and Percoset, which an advisory committee to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration once recommended banning. The reason? Acetaminophen can cause severe liver damage, and even death, especially when it’s combined with other drugs. According to the FDA, acetaminophen was the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S. between 1998 and 2003. In fact, acetaminophen is #5 on the list of the top 15 drugs associated with fatal events.
(Remember Vioxx? Big Pharma is hoping we’ll forget about this painkiller, which was responsible for killing an estimated 60,000 Americans before it was finally taken off the market.)
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Over the last few months, the news has been filled with headlines concerning the dangers of acetaminophen, the over-the-counter painkiller that is the principle ingredient in Tylenol and Excedrin. You know, the one “doctors recommend most”.
For decades, people have used acetaminophen for relief from the aches and pains associated with many conditions.
Acetaminophen is also found as an ingredient in a number of popular prescription painkillers, such as Vicodin and Percoset, which an advisory committee to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration once recommended banning. The reason? Acetaminophen can cause severe liver damage, and even death, especially when it’s combined with other drugs. According to the FDA, acetaminophen was the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S. between 1998 and 2003. In fact, acetaminophen is #5 on the list of the top 15 drugs associated with fatal events.
(Remember Vioxx? Big Pharma is hoping we’ll forget about this painkiller, which was responsible for killing an estimated 60,000 Americans before it was finally taken off the market.)