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> The rule of thumb with acetaminophen is to know the rules. You should not expect everyone to be as chemistry-inclined as you. My friend recently recommended
by orange_fritter 4y ago
> The rule of thumb with acetaminophen is to know the rules.
You should not expect everyone to be as chemistry-inclined as you.
My friend recently recommended a Walgreens med. It was generic Zyrtec. I told him that I had been using Zyrtec. He told me it wasn't zyrtec, and when I discussed the active ingredient with him, he just said the Walgreens bottle one works better, because he is ignorant and chemical names are meaningless to him.
Your comment is blatantly obtuse. People don't know the rules, they're not nerds, they don't know the difference between Advil, Tylenol, aspirin, Aleve, etc. Not everyone enjoys memorizing chemical names, and knows that Tylenol=Acetaminophen=Paracetamol=whatever.
You can't buy Nyquil, Robitussin, or Mucinex without getting acetaminophen in it. Recently sick, I scoured a pharmacy for Guaifenesin WITHOUT acetaminophen and was unable to find it, in fact Mucinex nighttime is literally tylenol and a random antihistamine... Mucinex has abandoned its main ingredient for acetaminophen.
A desperate night at the pharmacy will show you that acetaminophen is everywhere. People are not interested in reading chemical names that mean nothing to them, and we should be more interested in health outcomes than saying that someone who can't keep track of chemical formulas deserves liver damage.
- the_only_law 4y ago> Mucinex nighttime is literally tylenol and a random antihistamine... Mucinex has abandoned its main ingredient for acetaminophen Ummm? Looks like Dextromethorphan is still a listed active ingredient. Sure it has an added antihistamine and Acetaminophen, but that’s hardly “abandoning its main ingredient”. https://www.mucinex.com/products/mucinex®-fast-max®-adult-liquid-night-shift-cold-flu-6-oz https://www.mucinex.com/products/mucinex®-fast-max®-adult-li...
- orange_fritter 4y agoMucinex is historically not DXM, it's Guaifenesin, that's what they built their brand on. Recently they've revised their ingredients because Guaifenesin is a mild stimulant and they know that shoppers are not reading the active ingredients. It was recently impossible for me to purchase pure Guaifenesin because the pharmacy only carries Mucinex DM/whatever rather than the original product, and all Mucinex day/night products contained Acetaminophen.
- the_only_law 4y agoOh my bad, for some reason I thought the main ingredient was always DXM. Yeah I certainly haven’t seen pure Guaifenesin anywhere. How recent was the trend? I could have sworn I’ve seen at least DXM/Guaifenesin Mucinex in the past few years
- mrangle 4y agoI'm not chemistry inclined, let alone a chemistry "nerd". I'm simply literate. Adults know what they are taking. Children don't. Which is why we have child proof bottles. Knowing how to take medication has nothing to do with being a nerd. It has nothing to do with enjoyment. You packed in an impressive number of silly accusations into your response. They don't substitute for making a point. If you can wipe your rear end and pay your bills, you can read a bottle and understand what you are taking. To expect this isn't being obtuse, let alone "blatantly obtuse". Its an expectation of a basic concept of adulthood. Adults don't chug bottles of dextromethorphan either, because its bad for them. But some children do, because they can in fact read labels and don't care about harming themselves. You're telling me that it is uncommon for adults to have the OTC drug knowledge of DXM chugging 14 year olds? The dosage rules are on every bottle. The no alcohol rule is widely advertised. Your position on epidemiologically justified public health policy and outcomes, in regard to acetaminophen, isn't upheld by the facts of public health outcomes. I urge all adults to learn to wipe their ass (know what they are taking).