Take Precautions to Avoid Overdosing on Acetaminophen
This widely used painkiller is also an ingredient in numerous cough and acetaminophen. cold remedies, making it all-too-easy to exceed the recommended dose.
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Just as no winter is complete without cold and flu viruses circulating, research suggests that no cold and flu season is complete without an uptick in acetaminophen (Tylenol) overdoses. A recent study found that the odds of exceeding the recommended dose for the drug jumped significantly during the cold and flu season between 2011 and […]