Some time ago, the regulatory body the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning that a painkiller containing paracetamol and sold freely, can be dangerous because it could potentially damage the liver.
Paracetamol is an analgesic ayng popular drug used to relieve shortness of breath, fever or mild pain.
Previously under the recommendations of the FDA doses paracetamol is not safe to consume more than 4000 mg in a 24 hour period for adults and children aged over 12 years.
Unfortunately due to paracetamol including drugs are easily available, drug overdose intentionally or unintentionally often occur. For example, people who suffer from arthritis or joint pain that can easily overdose when he was taking arthrtitis every 4 or 6 hours and added more pain medication and are usually sold containing paracetamol free. Obta joint pain such as Tylenol contains 325 mg paracetamol and 500 mg for the kind of extra strong.
For years consumers feel safe in choosing paracetamol as a pain reliever. Unlike the type of painkiller ibuprofen or asetasal (acetylsalicylic acid), paracetamol does not cause inflammation. That's why these drugs are considered safe.
But in fact, recent studies showed high doses of paracetamol can cause liver damage, even death. To avoid these side effects, the FDA lowered safe dose paracetamol, which is 3250 mg for adults (some experts feel this is still too high dose) and to a single dose of no more than 650 mg.
In addition a combination of paracetamol and alcohol Due to poison the liver, then the people who consume more than three alcoholic drinks are advised to reduce their intake of ordinary doses of paracetamol.
Consumers are also expected to be aware of the possibility of overdose by consuming some types of medicines containing paracetamol at the same time to reduce symptoms such as fever, headache, menstrual pain or influenza.
