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The title got me scared for a bit. Turns out, the problem is that people do not dose it correctly. And also, they often mix products which may contain acetamino
by kif 4y ago
The title got me scared for a bit. Turns out, the problem is that people do not dose it correctly. And also, they often mix products which may contain acetaminophen but the person taking it doesn't know.
I guess that makes sense. There are so many people in my life that I've heard saying "X medicine has done wonders for me, better than paracetamol", but I've had to explain to them that X is just a fancy way of saying paracetamol/acetaminophen.
- teeray 4y ago> they often mix products which may contain acetaminophen This is the worst thing. Every drug manufacturer likes to take whatever product they’ve been making, stick Acetaminophen in there, maybe some Dextromethorphan… put “Super Severe Cold Annihilator” on the label and let the marketing machine go to work. I find it amazing that people buy these cocktails rather than literally the cheapest generic versions of their constituent compounds, usually in the same dosages. It’s depressing the education doesn’t seem to be there that these are the same exact things. I’d so much rather take a few pills of drugs I actually need rather than a swig of a bunch of random stuff and wish my kidneys and liver godspeed.
- mrangle 4y agoPoint taken. But there's a difference between generic and name brand acetaminophen. I really don't recommend the former.
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