Acetaminophen, sold under the brand name Tylenol and an ingredient in hundreds of other drugs, is the most widely used pain medicine in the world. Used as directed, in modest doses, it's also one of ...

Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in pain relievers like Tylenol, can have well-known physical side-effects. According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), taking too much can damage your ...

The Food and Drug Administration is recommending that health professionals stop prescribing combination drugs that contain more than 325 milligrams of acetaminophen per tablet, capsule, or other ...

A panel of government experts voted Tuesday to recommend lowering the maximum daily dose of acetaminophen — the key ingredient in Tylenol and numerous other over-the-counter pain relievers — because ...

Apparently, a Food and Drug Administration warning four months ago was missed by many physicians, pharmacists and patients, so the agency, in an unusual move, saw fit Monday to remind us: Stop writing ...

The Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning regarding higher doses of acetaminophen, the active ingredient in over-the-counter painkillers such as Johnson & Johnson's Tylenol, Novartis' ...

Boots has urgently warned customers not to take one of its own-brand paracetamols and return any packets to stores immediately. The product has been recalled over a ‘packaging error,’ with the high ...

to reduce the harm from one of America’s most widely used pain relievers. The ideas come from a variety of sources, including scientists, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, regulators in other ...

Acetaminophen is an over-the-counter drug that’s used to relieve minor aches and pains and reduce fever. Acetaminophen is generally considered safe to take while pregnant or breastfeeding. Keep ...

The FDA recently issued a warning regarding liver damage caused by acetaminophen. Here are four things consumers and investors need to know about the drug, and how it could affect companies like ...

Government experts say the maximum dose listed for Tylenol and dozens of other painkillers should be reduced to help curb deadly overdoses. In a series of votes Tuesday, a Food and Drug Administration ...