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What, Are We Supposed to Get By With Tylenol Now?

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Wendy_Kroy
07/01/09

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They're not talking about banning Tylenol, but they are talking about lowering the dosage of OTC stuff by nearly half; what's now available as regular Extra Strength Tylenol would soon just be available by prescription.

This sucks ass. Ibuprofen doesn't work at all for a lot of people, and aspirin isn't usable after surgeries/injuries because it increases bleeding.

No clever jokes in this post, just ejaculations of pure annoyance. Ugh.
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BadUncle
07/01/09

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Hopefully, they won't ban Percodan or Vicoprofen, or any of the other variations that are mixed with aspirin or advil.
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BookishLookish
07/01/09

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Mark my words, mariani wine is coming back this century.
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Nic Fit
07/01/09

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Percocet is the only known way to enjoy the movie "Meet the Fockers". I should know.
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booge
07/01/09

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Shows like House are glamorizing pills to our nation's brainwashed masses. We need more primetime television like Cheers and The Drew Carey Show, emphasizing that you can have a good time without abusing prescription opioid narcotics!
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GitEmSteveDave_HatesFriday
07/01/09

@booge: Yes, both those shows you point out only emphasized the joy of drinking large amounts of beer, and that NEVER causes liver damage.

And really, after all the episodes where he sometimes detoxs, or had to cath himself, can you honestly say it "glamorizes" it?
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Jason Williams
07/01/09

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Uh no they didn't. An advisory panel recommended a ban. Jesus, doesn't anyone know how to read or fact check anymore?
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The Cajun Boy
07/01/09

@Jason Williams: That's true...technically they're still on the market, but when the advisory panel rules on something, the FDA almost always enforces it.
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DontMakeMe
07/01/09

@Jason Williams:

Relax people. This action is all about the acetaminophen (Tylenol), not the narcotic ingredients.

If they go through with the recommendation, the only effect will be to remove the acetaminophen from Vicodin and Percocet; the synthetic codeines will be the only ingredient.
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DoctorNine
07/01/09

@DontMakeMe: Actually, I'm pretty sure they will still keep putting in their 'special sauce' so they have some obtuse branding identity. What that will be, we dan't know yet.
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ellagood
07/01/09

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uh oh. there my liver-i goes.
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Helennellieforsythe
07/01/09

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This doesn't apply in Canada, right? The FDA has no juristiction? So I can still have it?

Oddly enough, up here they're trying to regulate tylenol. Which I'm fine with, but don't fuck with the good stuff.
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Robert Synnott
07/01/09

@Helennellieforsythe: Oh, weird, why? It's just paracetamol, isn't it?
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Helennellieforsythe
07/01/09

@Robert Synnott: apparently it causes liver failure? [www.google.com] Also, the FDA was there too, so I'm expecting a war on tylenol in the near future.
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momof3wildkids
07/01/09

@Helennellieforsythe: Tylenol is especially toxic to liver after a night of drinking. My friend's alcoholic sister in law died from taking tylenol after a bender.

I think it should be banned because Tylenol doesn't work.
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DoctorNine
07/01/09

@momof3wildkids: Ummm.. yeah, acetaminophen DOES work. It's just that it's a risky drug. It is an antipyretic, (still the most opular one for kids), and an analgesic (still the preferred one in uncomplicated osteoarthritis), but it's downside, is that it has a narrow therapeutic index (the difference between effective dose and toxic dose). Banning it would definitely decrease the number of OD deaths I would have to deal with every year. Because people are buffoons, and won't read about what the stuff can do to you, and some folks with psych illnesses KNOW how bad it is, and use it to hurt themselves on purpose. But it still is useful to people who pay attention to its limitations.
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