FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Banning Vicodin and Percocet

According to recent findings by a Food and Drug Administration advisory panel, acetaminophen overdose is the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S., which prompted the panel to recommend that the FDA ban prescription drugs such as Vicodin and Percocet that contain high levels of acetaminophen. Many over-the-counter drugs - including Tylenol - also contain smaller doses of acetaminophen, which, if taken in combination with acetaminophen-containing prescription drugs, may lead to an overdose. The FDA is not required to accept the panel's recommendation, but consumers should consult their pharmacist before taking any over-the-counter medications while taking Vicodin or Percocet, which are often prescribed as painkillers.

Each year hundreds of new drugs enter the $60 billion per year prescription-drug market promising to improve our lives. But each year, hundreds of thousand of Americans die and many more suffer injuries as a result of those drugs. Despite the many clinical trials and tests conducted on prescription drugs to protect the public, many drugs still cause serious injuries and death. In fact, according to the General Accounting Office, over 51 percent of FDA-approved drugs have major adverse effects that aren't detected until after the general public uses them.

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