UM: Acetaminophen

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The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that an FDA panel is recommending more precautions for the drug acetaminophen, including lowering the recommended dosage levels. The article quotes UM associate professor Cesar Alaniz, who co-authored a study looking at acetaminophen overdoses. He said the panel’s recommendations make sense: ”You don’t really ever know for sure whether you need to take higher doses, so if you can relieve a headache with one tablet, that’s better than two.” [Source]