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FDA Considers Banning Acetaminophen-Based Pain Killers

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on 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."

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  1. I for one by Icegryphon · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Do not welcome our nannystate overlords.
    Seriously why do we have to keep legislating everything.
    Soon after Government run healthcare they are going to tell you want you can and can't eat.
    Hope you Enjoy cardboard for the rest of your life


    Elections have Consequences.

    1. Re:I for one by Icegryphon · · Score: 1, Flamebait

      And yet in countries with publicly funded health care the government doesn't do that. It's almost as if your comment is just plain bullshit.

      I know I am really just completely crazy huh Government would never ever go to far.

  2. Hey this is good. by ae1294 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I have a bottle of 1000 acetaminophen sitting right here... Maybe it's time to stock up as I love the black market in my nanny state of America.

    If you can't be bothered with the fact that taking more of a drug than perscribed can hurt you than one of the following is true.

    1. You are in such pain that you don't give a fuck (your doctor should have gave you better drugs but the DEA would kill him)
    2. You really are just taking the shit to get high and are dumb and thus should die.
    3. ???
    4. Profit!