| ▲ | redwall_hp 6 hours ago | |||||||
> Fatalities happen basically from: product stacking combination medicines people don't realize contain acetaminophen and/or multi-day accumulation exceeding max daily limit over multiple days. I find it obnoxious that NyQuil has taken over as the default brand people grab for cough syrup, for that reason. It has acetaminophen, while Robitussin or such have the other active ingredients without that risk. The typical person doesn't read and understand active ingredients, and it's lucky if they even check dosage instructions. | ||||||||
| ▲ | ctoa 6 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||
I absolutely think we should ban acetaminophen in otc combo meds. There was a big drop in hospitalizations when they dropped the max allowed dose in prescription drugs like Vicodin, there's no reason these otc things like NyQuil need to exist at all. | ||||||||
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