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7 hrs ago | Hit and Run

Take Three; They're Smaller Now

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

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Health, Pain, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Drugs

15 hrs ago | CBC News

If 2 Painkillers Are Banned, What Next?

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.

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Related Topix: Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Medicine, Medication, Food and Drug Administration, Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Ibuprofen (generic), Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer

19 hrs ago | FindingDulcinea

Is Tylenol Damaging Your Liver?

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

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Food and Drug Administration, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Health, Pain, Biotech, Healthcare Industry

23 hrs ago | Medical News Today

FDA Panel Votes To Restrict Acetaminophen

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 ...

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, Health, Pain, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer

Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Ledger

Possible Ban On Painkillers Upsets Some

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.

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Related Topix: Lakeland Metro, Lakeland, FL, Drugs, Medicine, Health, Pain, Medication, Food and Drug Administration

American Academy of Family Physicians

FDA Panel Recommends Acetaminophen Restrictions

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.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic)

The Daily Breeze

FDA painkiller measures would impact South Bay health care

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.

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Related Topix: Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Medication, Drugs, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Health, Pain

Advertising Age

Tylenol Latest Big Brand to Come Under FDA Scrutiny

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

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Food and Drug Administration, Food, J and J Snack Foods, US Energy Systems, Energy, Health, Pain

NPR

Are You Over The Acetaminophen Limit?

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

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Healthcare Law, Law, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Ibuprofen (generic), Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer

Wed Jul 01, 2009

MedicineNet

FDA May Restrict Acetaminophen

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.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Drugs, Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer, Health, Pain

CBS News

States Try to Curb Prescription Drug Abuse

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.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Medicine, OxyContin, Roxicodone, Oxycodone (generic), Medication, Drug Enforcement Administration

KRISTV Corpus Christi, TX

FDA urges ban on Vicodin, Percocet and smaller doses of acetaminophen

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.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Food and Drug Administration, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Advil, Motrin, Nuprin, Ibuprofen (generic), Aspirin (generic), Bayer, Alka-Seltzer

ABC News

Acetaminophen Vote Baffles Some Docs

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.

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Related Topix: Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Medicine, Medication, Food and Drug Administration, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Health, Pain

Tue Jun 30, 2009

Daily Mail

Was Michael Jackson bodyguard at centre of drugs supply chain that led to singer's death?

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.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Medicine, Criminal Defense Law, Law

Sun-Bulletin

FDA panel: eliminate Vicodin, similar drugs

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.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Food and Drug Administration, Medicine, Medication, Percocet, Acetaminophen/Oxycodone (generic), Tylenol, Tempra, Acetaminophen (generic), Health, Pain

Home - San Bernardino County Sun

Deputy pleads not guilty in Vicodin sting

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.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Medication, San Bernardino County, CA, Riverside Metro, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Fontana, CA

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Sify

'Jackson spent 30,000 pounds a month on drugs'

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

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Medicine, Health, Pain, Anxiety

Baby Center

"Rant... ignore if you like"

Looking for random conversation, some good laughs and the occasional bargain? Here's your group.

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Sun Jun 28, 2009

Mansfield News Journal

Galion doctor indicted on 202 counts

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

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Related Topix: Galion, OH, Medicine, Medication

Sat Jun 27, 2009

96.7 & 97.5 Ocean FM

Fear Jacko Drug Death Was Like Heath Ledger's

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.

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Related Topix: Drugs, Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, Medicine, Medication, Demerol, Meperidine (generic), Dilaudid, Hydromorphone (generic), Xanax, Alprazolam (generic)

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