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A lot of things such as OTC cough medicine and some opiods contain the active ingredient of Tylenol so that's a good use case for avoiding it. Ibuprofen has iss
by Rebelgecko 6y ago
A lot of things such as OTC cough medicine and some opiods contain the active ingredient of Tylenol so that's a good use case for avoiding it. Ibuprofen has issues of its own, but IIRC it's typically safe to take 2-4x the recommend dose on the bottle, which could be pushing it if you did the same with Tylenol over an extended period (especially if you're a drinker). I've heard anecdotally that if Tylenol were invented today the FDA wouldn't approve it because it's relatively easy to OD.
Meanwhile, doctors I've been to offer out prescriptions for 800mg ibuprofen pretty freely and don't seem too worried about side effects (IMO it's easier to just take a bunch of the smaller ones instead of a single horsepill)
- Wowfunhappy 6y ago> I've heard anecdotally that if Tylenol were invented today the FDA wouldn't approve it because it's relatively easy to OD. That seems a little suspect to me. It's a very useful medicine, and a better choice than Advil for some people. And it really is safe at the right dose.
- ghaff 6y agoThe argument is that the delta between normal use and liver toxicity especially if one adds in a few drinks is pretty small. I have heard the same thing and it's probably not an unreasonable argument. (Or, if approved, it might be a prescription med.)
- Wowfunhappy 6y ago> Or, if approved, it might be a prescription med. That seems much more likely—but, very few drugs are approved for OTC use out of the gate! They generally want OTC drugs to have been in use for a long time.