Posted by Cam W. on January 5, 2002, at 16:43:15
In reply to Re: careful of the acetaminophen level!!, posted by stjames on January 5, 2002, at 13:13:28
> > Be careful how many of the Tylenol tablets you take that you don't go over 1000mg of acetaminophen, the main ingredient in Tylenol, at one dosing or over 2000mg for a few days. Few people realise that high doses of acetaminophen is harder on your liver than most other drugs.
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> Wise words. Tyenol III contains 300 mgs Acetaminophen per pill.
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> jAlso, concomittant alcohol consumption, even with slightly higher than recommended acetaminophen (Tylenol™) doses, can exacerbate the liver damage (ie. there is a greater extent of liver damage that will occur than if either of the drugs - alcohol or acetaminophen - were taken alone).
If a company tried to get Health Canada or the FDA to approve acetaminophen as a new drug, it probably would not pass phase one trials.
- Cam
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