No link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes

Re:No link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and ad... by redwall_hp on Saturday July 18, 2026 @02:44PM (#48960925)

> Fatalities happen basically from: product stacking combination medicines people don't realize contain acetaminophen and/or multi-day accumulation exceeding max daily limit over multiple days.

I find it obnoxious that NyQuil has taken over as the default brand people grab for cough syrup, for that reason. It has acetaminophen, while Robitussin or such have the other active ingredients without that risk.

The typical person doesn't read and understand active ingredients, and it's lucky if they even check dosage instructions.

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Re:No link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and ad... by ctoa on Saturday July 18, 2026 @02:58PM (#48961081)

I absolutely think we should ban acetaminophen in otc combo meds. There was a big drop in hospitalizations when they dropped the max allowed dose in prescription drugs like Vicodin, there's no reason these otc things like NyQuil need to exist at all.

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Re:No link between acetaminophen use during pregnancy and ad... by terribleperson on Saturday July 18, 2026 @07:00PM (#48963330)

I think it's supposed to be an anti-abuse thing for commonly abused drugs.

Maybe I'm crazy, but I don't think killing people is an improvement.

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