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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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Recall of 60,912 Tylenol Extra Strength Caplets

by James on 22 July 2011

60,912 bottles of Tylenol Extra Strength Caplets have been recalled in the United States.  The FDA recall says the following: McNeil Consumer Healthcare is recalling one product lot of Tylenol Extra Strength Caplets, 225 count bottles, distributed in the U.S. The recall stems from a small number of odor reports, including musty, moldy odor. The [...]

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Tylenol and Advil for children

by James on 10 January 2005

One of the studies about children and migraine that was mentioned in the December 28 issue of Neurology compared ibuprofen and acetaminophen.  Ibuprofen was found to be effective, using the same dosage that you’ve already read about on our ibuprofen dosage page – 7.5-10mg per kg of body weight (that’s 2.2lbs).  Ibuprofen does have it’s [...]

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