Vicodin, Acetaminophen/Hydrocodone News

Yesterday an FDA advisory panel recommended that Vicodin, Percocet, and other painkillers combining opioids with acetaminophen be taken off the market.

Banning the popular painkillers Percocet and Vicodin, which a U.S. health advisory panel has urged, would not be as drastic as it sounds, some medical experts contend.

Due to the threat of liver damage, advisers to the FDA say Extra-Strength Tylenol should be sold by prescription only.

Featured Article Main Category: Regulatory Affairs / Drug Approvals Also Included In: Pain / Anesthetics ; Pharmacy / Pharmacist ; Primary Care / General Practice Article Date: 02 Jul 2009 - 11:00 PDT printer friendly view / write opinions rate article An advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration voted on Tuesday to recommend new ...

Published: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 9:14 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 9:14 p.m. LAKELAND Krista Schwabe doesn't want to think about life without her pain medication.

An FDA advisory panel has recommended that the agency remove prescription drugs that combine acetaminophen and powerful painkillers -- such as Percocet, which is formulated with oxycodone, and Vicodin, which is formulated with hydrocodone -- from the market because of the risk of liver injury associated with misuse of the products.

A recommendation this week that narcotic painkillers such as Vicodin and Percocet be banned would have big implications for both local physicians and patients, officials say.

First, the Food and Drug Administration went after Cheerios . Now it appears to be targeting another beloved U.S. brand: Tylenol.

Extra Strength Tylenol is one of several common painkillers containing acetaminophen, an ingredient that is toxic in high doses.

July 1, 2009 -- The FDA should put new restrictions on acetaminophen , an advisory committee recommended Tuesday, saying the move would protect people from the potential toxicity that can cause liver failure and even death.

More than 50 million Americans say they abuse prescription drugs like OxyContin, an epidemic that has left states and law enforcement agencies struggling to keep up.

The popular prescription painkillers Vicodin and Percocet, which combine acetaminophen with an opiate narcotic, should be banned, and the maximum dose of over-the-counter painkillers with acetaminophen, like Tylenol or Excedrin, should be lowered, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel urged Tuesday.

If a U.S. Food and Drug Administration expert panel has its way, prescription pain killers, like Vicodin and Percocet that contain acetaminophen will be eliminated from the country's formularies.

Inquiry: Police are investigating how Michael Jackson obtained the drugs that killed him 48 hours after this picture was taken The mystery over Michael Jackson's death took a dramatic new turn last night after police began tracing the trail of drugs believed to have killed him.

Government experts say prescription drugs like Vicodin and Percocet that combine a popular painkiller with stronger narcotics should be eliminated because of their role in deadly overdoses.

A San Bernardino County sheriff's deputy has been charged with drug possession after a hidden camera showed him pocketing 71 Vicodin pills during a hotel-room sting in Redlands.

Michael Jackson was splashing out 30,000-pound a month on prescription drugs, it has emerged.

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A federal grand jury returned a 202-count indictment this week against a former Galion doctor accused of drug trafficking and related violations.

A medical charity believes Michael Jackson's death may have been down to a deadly drug cocktail similar to the one taken by Heath Ledger.