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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. Vicodin? by Megaweapon · · Score: 5, Funny

    As long as it doesn't cause Lupus...

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    1. Re:Vicodin? by clem · · Score: 2, Funny

      It's not Lupus.

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    2. Re:Vicodin? by fridaynightsmoke · · Score: 1, Funny

      It's not Lupus.

      It's NEVER Lupus

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    3. Re:Vicodin? by the-matt-mobile · · Score: 2, Funny

      Sarcoidosis?

    4. Re:Vicodin? by JAZ · · Score: 2, Funny

      Coincidentally, I recently watched episode of Futurama, "The Devils Hands are Idle Play Things", which does a nice job of distinguishing the difference between coincidence and irony.

      Unless you didn't expect that I had seen that episode, in which case it would ironic.

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    5. Re:Vicodin? by IcyNeko · · Score: 3, Funny

      Poor House. I heard they're banning Acetaminophen and Narcotic mixed pain killers... including Vicodin. WHY IS THE MAN AGAINST DOCTOR GREGORY HOUSE???

    6. Re:Vicodin? by Smooth+and+Shiny · · Score: 2, Funny

      Yeah... it's never Lupus.

  2. Re:not really a ban by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Before everyone screams bloody murder, the fact remains that you'll still be able to buy the stuff, separately

    Thank God! --- R. Limbaugh

  3. Re:House, MD by ae1294 · · 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.

  4. Re:not really a ban by sammaverick · · Score: 3, Funny

    I don't even RTFA and you want me to RTFL? Inconceivable!

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  5. only banned by bugs2squash · · Score: 2, Funny

    in teenager's underwear

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