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...panel recommend banning the painkillers Vicodin and Percocet? It's unclear. The wording of the question on which the members were asked to vote ("Do you recommend eliminating prescription acetaminophen combination products?") can be interpreted in two ways. A yes vote could indicate elimination of the product altogether, but it could also indicate elimination only of the pairing of acetaminophen and a narcotic (like hydrocodone or oxycodone), the other primary pain-relieving ingredient contained in Vicodin and Percocet. "The question did not specify, so conceivably panel members could have had different interpretations," says Ruth Day, director of the medical cognition...
Will I still be able to fill my prescription for Vicodin or Percocet? Yes. While the FDA usually follows the recommendations of its advisory panels, the recommendations are not binding. Even if they were, they would not take effect without careful consideration by the FDA of patients who currently rely on these medications for pain relief. "Any change would be carefully orchestrated to ensure that people are not at risk of not having access to their pain medication," says Dr. Judith Kramer, an internist at Duke University Medical Center and a voting member of the committee...
...advantage of not causing stomach bleeding or other gastrointestinal side effects that other popular pain medications, such as aspirin and ibuprofen, can cause. Acetaminophen is also found in several cold- and cough-remedy products as well as in prescription drugs such as Vicodin and Percocet. (Read "The Year in Medicine 2008: From...
...convinced that the move will lead to fewer liver toxicities associated with the medication. "Honestly, I don't think that is going to solve the problem," says Ruha. "Most of the problem is with the prescription pain medications that contain acetaminophen." Many people using drugs such as Vicodin or Percocet still don't feel relief from their pain and either abuse their prescription or supplement with an over-the-counter medication. "The patients we see coming to our hospital from liver failure have either intentionally overdosed or taken too many prescription pain medications with acetaminophen in them," she says...
...fairy tales for the dying and their survivors. The Reiner movie gets some honest laughs when physical agony makes its heroes behave less than heroically - "Somewhere," Edward mutters during one lightning blast of pain, "some lucky guy's havin' a heart attack" - but its prescription is essentially whimsical: a Percocet disguised as a miracle cure to defeat the fear of death...