Re:When half a million Americans died and nobody noticed
by excuse-me on Thursday May 10, 2012 @02:24PM
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One of the most toxic pain killers (Acetaminophen/Paracetamol) is also one of the most common over the counter medicines!
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Re:When half a million Americans died and nobody noticed
by sp332 on Thursday May 10, 2012 @05:05PM
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Tylenol is usually fine if you stick to the recommended doses. Usually when someone has serious problems with it, they've been taking handfuls at a time (which will completely destroy your liver).
Re:When half a million Americans died and nobody noticed
by excuse-me on Thursday May 10, 2012 @06:00PM
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Anything is fine if you stick to the recommended dose!
The problem with this drug is that 16-20 tablets can be a fatal dose - which isn't that many taken 2 at a time.
Re:When half a million Americans died and nobody noticed
by sp332 on Thursday May 10, 2012 @06:03PM
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Even water is toxic if you ingest too much too quickly.
Re:When half a million Americans died and nobody noticed
by excuse-me on Friday May 11, 2012 @12:37AM
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IIRC Tylenol (ie Acetaminophen/Paracetamol) is the leading cause of deaths due to drugs.
Both accidental, because the fatal dose is relatively low compared to the therapeutic dose and because deliberate overdoses are far more likely to be fatal than say sleeping tablets.