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Re:CVS ditches common cold meds after FDA advisers say they'... by tcoff91 on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @07:27PM (#38007107)
I'm pretty sure you have it backwards. Tylenol/Acetaminophen is quite hard on the liver.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/acetaminophen_....

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Re:CVS ditches common cold meds after FDA advisers say they'... by k0k0 on Tuesday October 24, 2023 @07:40PM (#38007223)
This is misleading. Tylenol in therapeutic dosages does not seem to have much ill effect on the liver, it is not like alcohols or other direct liver toxins. Even people with advanced stage liver disease can receive acetaminophen. When it becomes toxic at supratherapeutic doses it is very toxic.
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