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You could technically say that about Tylenol, but I doubt there’d be anyone jumping up and down about how dangerous it would be for a Covid 19 patient to take 5
by xienze 7y ago
You could technically say that about Tylenol, but I doubt there’d be anyone jumping up and down about how dangerous it would be for a Covid 19 patient to take 500mg of it daily as part of a treatment regimen. There’s literally NO drugs approved specifically for Covid 19, but there are drugs, like HCQ, which are promising and well-understood in general.
- kevingadd 7y agoTylenol is an odd choice of example here given that it poses a risk of liver damage and for some subsets of the population it's actively dangerous to take it. We literally lace some drugs with Tylenol to make them "abuse-deterrent" because we know taking too much of it would harm you.
- Fjolsvith 7y ago500mg of Tylenol daily poses a risk of liver damage?
- kevingadd 7y agoListed contra-indications for tylenol include: caloric undernutrition acute liver failure liver problems severe renal impairment a condition where the body is unable to maintain adequate blood flow called shock acetaminophen overdose acute inflammation of the liver due to hepatitis C virus Obviously doctors are experts and will make the right decision based on risks and advantages, but tylenol is a poor choice of example for 'effectively risk-free drug'. I've seen multiple people mention that their meds are laced with it even though it's contra-indicated for them
- Fjolsvith 7y agoBut would Tylenol at 500mg daily be a good choice? That's what parent was giving as an example, not your overdose contra-indications.
- ceejayoz 7y agoWe treat COVID-19-like illnesses with Tylenol all the time. We do not use HCQ in the same way.