Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in pain relievers like Tylenol, can have well-known physical side-effects. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), taking too much can damage your ...

Acetaminophen, sold under the brand name Tylenol and an ingredient in hundreds of other drugs, is the most widely used pain medicine in the world. Used as directed, in modest doses, it's also one of ...

The recent report of the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) finding 50 medicines, including the commonly used drug Paracetamol, to be substandard has sent shockwaves through the ...

The oral dose for adults is 325 to 650 mg every 4 to 6 hours. The maximum daily dose is 4 grams. Child- the recommended dose is 10 to 15 mg/kg every 4 to 6 hours. Caution should be exercised in ...

The Food and Drug Administration is recommending that health professionals stop prescribing combination drugs that contain more than 325 milligrams of acetaminophen per tablet, capsule, or other ...

Acetaminophen, the key ingredient used in over-the-counter (OTC) drugs like Tylenol and Nyquil, will be limited to only 325 milligrams per dose in prescription painkillers such as Vicodin and Percocet ...

The oral dose for adults is 325 to 650 mg every 4 to 6 hours. The maximum daily dose is 4 grams. Child- the recommended dose is 10 to 15 mg/kg every 4 to 6 hours. Caution should be exercised in ...

WASHINGTON - Federal health regulators are limiting a key ingredient found in Vicodin, Percocet and other prescription painkillers that have been linked to thousands of cases of liver damage each year ...

Reporting from Washington — The Food and Drug Administration will limit the amount of the pain reliever acetaminophen allowed in commonly used prescription drugs such as Percocet and Vicodin to reduce ...

Apparently, a Food and Drug Administration warning four months ago was missed by many physicians, pharmacists and patients, so the agency, in an unusual move, saw fit Monday to remind us: Stop writing ...

Medically reviewed by Erika Prouty, PharmD Key Takeaways Taking high doses of acetaminophen can lead to liver damage or liver ...