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...cold medicine on top of the Tylenol you might be taking for that headache you got after muscling your way through the crowded shopping mall. Well, the Food and Drug Administration wants you to think twice about all that self-medicating you're doing with over-the-counter remedies. Every year, the agency says, about half of the deaths associated with taking painkillers containing acetaminophen are due to unintended overdoses. Acetaminophen, the primary ingredient in Tylenol, is also a common component of cold and flu remedies. The concern, says the FDA, is that people aren't aware...
...damage the liver, which metabolizes and breaks down drugs. More than 200 million people take Tylenol in the U.S. each year, and about 200 a year die from liver failure when they accidentally take too much. What the FDA proposed is to require manufacturers of acetaminophen-containing over-the-counter drugs to prominently note the presence of the compound, and warn people of the danger of liver toxicity when acetaminophen is taken in excees of recommended doses...
...past two months have provided patients with brochures indicating the daily amount of acetaminophen their doctors recommend they take, and how much additional acetaminophen they can safely take from other sources. "Whenever I prescribe any medication, I always tell my patients that if they are buying drugs over the counter, to check for the label, and make sure that the medication does not contain any acetaminophen," says Dr. Amit Sharma, an anesthesiologist at the hospital. "If it does, then I tell them to cut down on the pain medication given by their doctor...
...would save some of its beneficiaries a little time and money, though not the full value amount printed on their checks. It would cost everyone else a little extra, both at the COOP counter and on the termbill increase that will pay for the C-CAP program. And it would make the COOP’s profits a little fatter. Or, the COOP would argue, make the COOP’s annual rebate recipients a little richer—but forgive me if I am not thrilled about getting 7 percent of my money back a year after I wasted...
...time when the U.S. is striving to enlist the support of Saudi Arabia and other Sunni-led moderate states to help counter Iranian influence in the Middle East, few foreign diplomats are as important a player as Riyadh's man in Washington. Which is why Prince Turki Al Faisal's sudden, unexplained resignation earlier this week, which came after just 15 months in his post, has left Washington so puzzled and concerned about possible palace intrigue in the House of Saud...