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Hospitalized patients who receive multiple orders of medication containing acetaminophen, such as Tylenol or Percocet, are likely to receive a higher than intended dose of the drug, even when provided by physicians.

 

This is according to new research from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia.

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Dr. Leo Gallandby Dr. Leo Galland
Bad Holiday Food and Drug Combinations

Whether you are heading home for the holidays or travelling to a new place, you might wind up eating and drinking all sorts of different food and drink from the usual.

 

All that eggnog and other treats could throw your medications out of whack, because what you eat can interact with the pills you’re taking.

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By Jonathan Galland

Tylenol, Benadryl, Sudafed, Sinutab and Rolaids Recall

A new year has begun, but the product recalls continue at McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a troubled unit of Johnson & Johnson.

 

Tylenol is being recalled. Again.

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FDA Warns on Tylenol, Acetaminophen Risks

Deadly Side Effects of Painkillers

 

Like a mid-winter snowstorm, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a flurry of publications on it’s website on the risks of Acetaminophen.

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by Dr. Leo Galland

Bad Holiday Food and Drug Combinations

Whether you are heading home for the holidays or travelling to a new place, you might wind up eating and drinking all sorts of different food and drink from the usual.

 

All that eggnog and other treats could throw your medications out of whack, because what you eat can interact with the pills you’re taking.

Continue reading »