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The cynic might think that acetaminophen was added in such massive quantities with hydrocodone (Vicodin) and oxycodone (Percocet) [usually 500/50 ratios] as a w
by byuu 13y ago
The cynic might think that acetaminophen was added in such massive quantities with hydrocodone (Vicodin) and oxycodone (Percocet) [usually 500/50 ratios] as a way to discourage people from attempting to take more than the recommended dosage of opiates.
Kind of like how they used to put methanol into alcohol during prohibition, knowing full well it would kill some people, in an effort to scare people away from alcohol.
Even if that's not the case, it does seem reckless to put so much acetaminophen into each individual pill. I'd be very curious what percentage of those deaths were from overdoses on Vicodin and Percocet.
- cmccabe 13y agoThat's not cynicism, it's just realism. The drug companies don't want their product associated with drug abuse, so they add a megadose of something that eventually causes liver failure (acetaminophen). You get a lot of dead addicts, but fewer abuse scandals. Acetaminophen doesn't actually reduce swelling (although it does reduce fever). Ironically, it's mostly... a mood-altering drug. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/whats-tylenol-doing-to-our-minds/275101/ http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/04/whats-tyle...