Tylenol Can Kill You; New Warning Admits Popular Painkiller Causes Liver Damage, Death

According to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), acetaminophen is toxic to the liver, and is linked to liver failure, liver transplant and death. Namely, a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that healthy adults who took the maximum dose of Tylenol for two weeks have experienced liver damage.

However, many people do not know the fact that, even at recommended doses, Tylenol can be toxic to the liver, and high amounts of acetaminophen can cause liver failure, liver transplant and death.

Namely, acetaminophen is so toxic that as many as 80,000 people are rushed to the emergency room annually due to acetaminophen poisoning, and another 500-or-so end up dead from liver failure. Currently, this drug is the major cause of sudden liver failure in the U.S., as its toxic metabolites have been shown to kill liver cells.

In addition, one recent study led by Dr. Kenneth Simpson of the University of Edinburgh in Scotland, pointed out that the risk to die that from a “staggered overdose” (taking just a bit too much for several days or weeks) of Tylenol is higher than in the case of a single large overdose.

Undoubtedly, many of you may be really surprised by these figures, especially those millions of Americans who take Tylenol and acetaminophen-containing drugs on a regular basis.

Nevertheless, the fact that more than 85 personal injury lawsuits and counting are filed against the company in federal court, shows that this drug is far from the safest painkiller on the market, as it was long considered to be.

Matthew Perrone for the AP writes that “The warning will make it explicitly clear that the over-the-counter drug contains acetaminophen, a pain-relieving ingredient that’s the nation’s leading cause of sudden liver failure. The new cap is designed to grab the attention of people who don’t read warnings that already appear in the fine print on the product’s label, according to company executives.”

AT first, the new labels will bear the phrases “CONTAINS ACETAMINOPHEN” and “ALWAYS READ THE LABEL,” and will be set on all bottles of Extra Strength Tylenol, which contains more than 50 percent more acetaminophen per dose than regular strength Tylenol. However, it is expected that in the next few months, all bottles of Tylenol, including regular strength Tylenol, will be labeled thus.

Furthermore, due to the serious risks of liver damage implied by this drug, an advisory panel by the FDA advises that cough and cold drugs which contain the pain reliever acetaminophen be banned altogether.

Moreover, for the same reason and due to similar risks of liver damage, the same panel suggests taking the popular prescription painkillers Vicodin and Percocet (which both contain acetaminophen) off the market.

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Beware Of The #1 Cause Of Acute Liver Damage

 The number one cause of acute liver failure in America is a common fever and cold relief ingredient. Acute liver failure is a one way ticket to the great beyond, while liver damage or stress among those who don’t suffer acute liver failure is the source of much of our poor health and chronic disease.

Over-the-counter pharmaceuticals Tylenol, Excedrin, NyQuil, Theraflu, and prescription painkillers Vicoden and Percocet all contain acetaminophen. This ingredient has forced almost 80,000 ER (emergency room) visits, 26,000 hospitalizations, and around 500 deaths annually.

Ironically, concern over liver damage has influenced some physicians to change patients over to more addictive Oxycontin to avoid liver damage from long term use of prescribed painkillers that include acetaminophen in their ingredients.


Long term acetaminophen consumption is dangerous even at prescribed low doses. What’s more, at slightly higher-than-recommended dosages over time, acetaminophen can be even more deadly than one massive overdose.

Most of the overdose reports have been accidental, often by using more than one pharmaceutical containing acetaminophen at the same time. Some have been intentionally self-destructive, as in suicidal. But the fact remains: acetaminophen is a liver toxin. Those with liver conditions, such as hepatitis or fatty liver should avoid acetaminophen products completely.

As reported by a Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) study has determined that taking acetaminophen products even as directed causes liver damage. With all the toxins in our environment that our livers and kidneys need to handle, we don’t need to damage either.

Recently, it’s been discovered that mixing alcohol with acetaminophen pharmaceuticals could be even more disastrous. That includes taking Tylenol or Excedrin to remedy hangover headaches the day after drinking too much. Not only is this a whammy on the liver, it can also induce kidney disease.

Acetaminophen Poisoning Antidotes

Hospital emergency rooms are equipped with injectable or IV high potency NAC (N -acetylcysteine) to protect the liver from acetaminophen poisoning by stimulating master antioxidant glutathione production in the liver. Acetaminophen depletes glutathione. If depleted too rapidly, the liver is over-stressed to the point of acute liver failure. NAC supplements can be taken orally to increase or maintain your liver’s glutathione production.

If caught early enough, food grade activated charcoal powder administered orally can remove acetaminophen toxins effectively. Some ER vehicles are equipped with food grade activated charcoal powder for a variety of poison calls. Food grade activated charcoal powder is an excellent first aid item to have on hand.

It’s inexpensive and can be used as a chelator for detoxing now and then for a couple of weeks at a time by mixing the powder in water and drinking it, which is more effective than using capsules.

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