News tagged with 'Tylenol'

Tylenol is removing 21 children's products from store shelves because of a bacterial contamination found in some of the inactive ingredients. None of the finished product reportedly has the bacteria, but check the lot numbers and return it for a new product.

Darvon and Darvocet, pain relievers that contain propoxyphene, will receive a stronger warning about the possibility of overdose. They just escaped being taken off the market by the FDA, which would have had a severe impact on about 500,000 daily users. 

An FDA advisory panel urged a ban of popular prescription painkillers Vicodin and Percocet, both which contain acetaminophen, Tuesday. The panel also recommended lowering the maximum dose of over-the-counter painkillers containing acetaminophen, such as Tylenol and Excedrin.

An expert panel convened to advise the FDA on acetaminophen, voted today that  Johnson & Johnson's Tylenol be given in smaller doses and the Extra Strength Tylenol should be sold by prescription only to reduce the dangers of serious liver injury.

A new report from the Food and Drug Administration calls for stronger warnings and better education about the use of acetaminophen, better known as Tylenol. It's easy to overdose on the recommended limit, and even a regular dose has been linked to liver damage and failure. 

In a final ruling, the FDA has determined over-the-counter pain relievers such as Advil and Tylenol need to carry stronger warnings about the potential safety risks associated with use including liver damage and internal bleeding.

According to a study from Denmark, deaths from fever-related seizures in children are extremely rare. Parents should be reassured that death after febrile seizures, convulsions brought on by a fever in small children, can lead to a loss of consciousness and shakiness, but last a minute or two generally.  

The American Academy of Pediatricians announced new recommendations regarding the popular children's pain medication acetaminophen. The association maintains that the medication is generally safe, but is used in so many different products that it can lead to accidental overdoses. For instance, all Tylenol products co

The Federal government is considering requiring sobering new warnings on the use of the popular over-the-counter painkiller acetaminophen. The ingredient is increasingly linked with life-threatening liver damage. Tylenol is the best-known acetaminophen product. A researcher at the University of Texas Southwestern

Doctors appear to be aware of Tylenol's potential to cause severe liver damage according to a recent survey. Professors at the University of Michigan questioned 400 doctors on their knowledge of risks associated with acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol. Ninety-five percent were aware that acetaminophen coul