Good Decision
July 2, 2009Reviewing the possibility of pulling prescription drugs that combine acetaminophen and other pain killing ingredients off the shelf, might be one of the most responsible activities that we have witnessed in a while regarding prescription medication.
We have come to the point in our society where too many medications, instead of healing, kill. This has been the case with these particular medications.
Pulling medication off the shelves can prevent future mishaps, but will not help those who are addicted to opiates right now.
They need drug treatment.
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“ADELPHI, Md. – 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 Food and Drug Administration panel on Tuesday voted 20-17 that prescription drugs that combine acetaminophen with other painkilling ingredients should be pulled off the market.
The FDA has assembled a group of experts to vote on ways to reduce liver damage associated with acetaminophen, one of the most widely used drugs in the U.S.
Despite years of educational campaigns and other federal actions, acetaminophen remains the leading cause of liver failure in the U.S., according to the FDA.
Panelists cited FDA data indicating 60 percent of acetaminophen-related deaths are related to prescription products. Acetaminophen is also found in popular over-the-counter medications like Tylenol and Excedrin.
“We’re here because there are inadvertent overdoses with this drug that are fatal and this is the one opportunity we have to do something that will have a big impact,” said Dr. Judith Kramer of Duke University Medical Center.”
