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Too Much Tylenol – Over Time?

by James on 2 December 2011

Hopefully most people are aware of the dangers of taking too much paracetamol / acetaminophen.  Sometimes people are taking different products that both contain acetaminophen – and inadvertently take too much.  It can be very dangerous. But what about a "staggered overdose"?  That is, people who are taking a little too much over a period [...]

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Take 3 minutes to learn about safe use of Pain Meds

by James on 9 April 2009

A lot of the problems caused by pain medications could be eliminated by following a few simple rules.  In the US, the FDA is trying to address some of these simple issues with an article they published this past February, A Guide to Safe Use of Pain Medicine. Some examples of the issues they address: [...]

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Caution: Giving Medications to Children

by James on 22 November 2008

Everyone should know that they need to be especially cautious when giving medication to children.  But what special precautions should we take? I appreciated the reminders from ParentCenter last month entitled Seven medicines you shouldn’t give your child.  There are some excellent reminders there. Though the authors don’t give hard and fast rules (there are [...]

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