Tylenol
ProPublica Offers Nine Ways to make Tylenol Safer
ProPublica, the investigative newsroom that has often discussed issues of drug safety and pharmaceutical company behavior, recently published an article entitled “Nine Ideas to Make Tylenol and Other Acetaminophen Drugs Safer”. In the piece ProPublica journalists offer the following ideas to make the drug safer for public use and hopefully decrease the number of users…
Past Tylenol Label Updates and Dosage Changes
The latest change to the Tylenol packaging is that the cap of the product will now read “Contains Acetaminophen” and “Always Read the Label.” Click here to read more about this latest change. However, this is not the first time Tylenol has added new warnings to its label. In 1994, Johnson & Johnson subsidiary McNeil…
Johnson & Johnson to Update Tylenol Cap
Beginning in October, bottles of Extra Strength Tylenol sold in the United States will come with a new cap warning the following: “Contains Acetaminophen” and “Always Read the Label”. The label will then state that the product contains acetaminophen, overdoses of which are the leading cause of sudden liver failure. Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil unit…
FDA Warns that Tylenol Can Cause Serious Skin Rashes
On August 1, 2013, the FDA released another warning regarding Tylenol and all medications that contain acetaminophen, both over-the-counter and by prescription. The warning states that though rare, in some circumstances individuals taking these medications may develop very serious skin rashes. The FDA warning does not include a particular dosage at which the risks for…
FDA Adds Warning to Prescription Acetaminophen Products
In January of 2011, the FDA asked manufacturers of prescription products containing acetaminophen to limit the amount of the drug to 325 mg per pill or tablet. In addition, labels of all these medications must be updated to warn of the potential risk for liver injury. This will be a black box warning, the most…
Tylenol Associated with Liver Failure
The attorneys at Kirkendall Dwyer LLP are reviewing cases related to Tylenol (acetaminophen) and serious liver damage and liver failure. Acetaminophen has been on the market for over 50 years, and over 200 over-the-counter and prescription medications contain this common pain reliever. For decades it was touted as the safest pain reliever, one with virtually…
