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I was under the impression that a lot of overdoses of acetaminophen are due to it being included in many different multiple-medicine cold/flu remidies, like cou
by drewg123 1y ago
I was under the impression that a lot of overdoses of acetaminophen are due to it being included in many different multiple-medicine cold/flu remidies, like cough syrup, NyQuil, decongestants, etc. So people end up exceeding the max dose accidentally when they take acetaminophen along with some of those other things.
Does the UK have rules that prevent mixing acetaminophen with other drugs? Its getting so its sometimes hard to find over the counter cold/flu medicines without acetaminophen
- tim333 1y agoI think it's less mixed in with other products than in the US (?)
- zdragnar 1y agoMy wife has negative reactions to it, which is extremely rare at normal doses (to the point many doctors don't believe her). Trying to find medicine for her when she's sick is surprisingly time consuming as it is in so many things even vaguely related to treating cold / cough / flu symptoms.
- roryirvine 1y agoThe UK rules apply to all medicines containing paracetamol. Non-pharmacy retailers are only allowed to sell in packs of 16, and they'll usually only allow two packs of any paracetamol-containing medication to be sold at a time (eg. one cold/flu and one cough remedy). If the name of the product doesn't already contain the word "paracetamol", then all of the packaging must prominently display "contains paracetamol" - so even small retailers that don't have computerised checkouts are expected to follow the same rules. Deaths from paracetamol overdose fell by 43% (with a similar decrease in the rate of accidental poisonings) in the first 11 years after these changes were implemented: https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f403 https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.f403