FDA Panel Urges Ban on Vicodin, Percocet
She added, "There was a clear message that there is a high likelihood of overdose from prescription narcotic/acetaminophen combination products. If we don't eliminate these combination products, we should certainly at least lower the usual acetaminophen dose patients receive in those prescription combination products."
At the very least the agency should require new warning labels on these prescription combinations that alert patients to the potential of liver damage if they take too much acetaminophen, she said.
Speaking for the OTC drug industry, Lynda A. Suydam, of the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA), said her group was "pleased the committee did not recommend eliminating these important nonprescription products."
However, in a statement, she added that CHPA was "disappointed in [the panel's] divided vote to lower the maximum daily dose and the single dose of 1000 mg acetaminophen. There was a notable lack of data referenced by the committee to support these recommendations and overwhelmingly strong data affirming the efficacy and safety of acetaminophen in its current dosage forms."
Another expert took a different view.
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so switching to pure opioids like Oxycontin and Dilaudid are better ideas??
We're going to create an increase in addiction to opioids by 250% if this happens banning percocet and vicodin!
Some doctors don't prescribe Morphine tabs, OxyContin, Dilaudid, or Fentanyl if you don't have cancer leaving the vicodin and percocet as an alternative
PEOPLE are the ones who need to learn and read the labels 3g a day is fine
heck I know people how have taken over 15g for years and don't have probs.
Sure 4g/d is maximum follow that don't take more cause it'll kill you
this is pointless and stupid and is going to cause more pain and deaths than TYLENOL! Ibuprofen and aspirin will cause ulcers and stomach bleeding as well as kidney failure thats not as important???
kidneys, stomach, uncles or a possiblity that a stupid jerk takes 20g of tylenol and dies? man thats hes stupidity that killed him READ THE LABELS NO MORE THAN 4 Grams per day 2 extra strenth tylenol is 1g