FDA Considers Banning Acetaminophen-Based Pain Killers

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."

Comments

Re:Only because of stupid people.

[Spy Handler]

Well considering you and I will be paying for the liver transplants (if Obama gets his way) of all these stupid people who can't understand the label on the bottle, yes I think a ban is not unreasonable.

About 50% of the population has BELOW AVERAGE I.Q. - lower than 100.

Re:I for one

[mcgrew]

Elections have Consequences.

Yes, we found that out when President Bush and Vice President Cyborg* ran our country for eight years. Now we have a tremendous debt, two wars (one based on false information), a melted economy (thanks, deregulation), and a crumbling infrastructure. When you elect people who think government is always the problem into government, you're not likely to get good government, now are you?

They're not outlawing tylenol, what they're outlawing is hiding it inside other drugs. It's not a nanny state protecting you from yourself, it's your elected officials protecting you from the corporate Ferengi.

As to your nanny state, it's the Republicans who are most loathe to let me smoke a joint. As someone who has had arthritis for over forty years, that pisses me off greatly. Reefer helps, especially when mixed with beer and naproxin.

* That's not a slam, his pacemaker makes him a cyborg just like my eye implant makes me one. You will be assimilated. Resistance is futile.

Isn't that the point?

[bkaul]

Yes, let's protect people from their own stupidity.

I agree in principle with your opposition to a nanny state. But isn't the the whole reason the FDA mandates that some drugs be available by prescription only to protect them from their own stupidity? Considering that these drugs are already only available by prescription, I'm not sure I see the point in further restrictions, since they can be safely used as directed, but ...

Re:House, MD

[mr_stinky_britches]

For your headaches.. have you tried drinking more water? Do you regularly drink 8 large glasses every 24 hours? If not, your headaches or migraines may very well becaused by dehydration. This may seem obvious, but the reality is that many computer/engineering types walk around dehydrated all the time. Hence their nasty breath.

Good Luck.