Yesterday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced that it is asking manufacturers of prescription combination products that contain acetaminophen to limit the amount of acetaminophen to no more than 325 mg (milligrams) in each tablet or capsule.
Acetaminophen is probably best known by the brand name Tylenol. Outside the U.S., it is often called paracetamol and on prescriptions it may be labeled as APAP (For example, hydrocodone APAP). The drugs most affected by this action are...
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