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[-] Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca 13 points 1 week ago

Except for liver toxicity. It is actually the most common drug overdose.

[-] Manjushri@piefed.social 7 points 1 week ago

Which is unsurprising. Too many people are unaware how easily you can OD on the stuff because they include it in medicines for other symptoms. Have a cold? Take a sinus medicine (Sudafed + Tylenol), and an expectorant (Mucinex + Tylenol), oh and maybe some Tylenol too for the headache.

[-] moody@lemmings.world 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If it wasn't already grandfathered in since before the FDA existed, it probably never would have been approved for sale.

Still doesn't cause autism though.

[-] oce@jlai.lu 1 points 1 week ago

All of them have a negative side effects of the prescription is not respected. It seems the toxic dose per kilogram for aspirin is similar to the one for paracetamol, and the one for ibuprofen is about twice more.

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