MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'acetaminophen'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:12:05 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4934563&cid=t_160119_123_f&fid=39041&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdrnabong.blogspot.com%2F2011%2F06%2Ftylenol-will-only-be-available-in-1.html The FDA(Food Drug Administration) have passed a guideline recently that the Tylenol/Acetaminophen formulation will just be present in 1 concentration. This will help our parents avoid a lot of confusion The 80mg/0.8ml will be discontinued. This results in overdosage of tylenol and improper dosing. The only formulation that this will be available at would be 160mg/ml they will be including a measuring device inside the box so we can appropriately measure the amount an infant needs.Tylenol/Acetaminophen concentration (60mg/5ml)Dosage chart based on weight6-11 lbs 1/4 tsp (1.25ml)12-17 lbs 1/2 tsp (2.5ml)18-23 lbs 3/4 tsp (3.75ml)24-35 lbs 1 tsp (5 ml)36-47 lbs 1.5 tsp (7.5ml)48-59 lbs 2 tsp60-71 lbs 2.5 tsp72-95 lbs 3 tsp>96 lbs 4 tsp (Source: Dr Nabong's Pediatric Blogs) Dr Nabong's Pediatric Blogs blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4934563 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:24:00 +0100 4934563 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4829306&cid=t_160119_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FYitdjBO2xI8%2F Hello, everyone, and welcome to the working week. We hope the weekend was refreshing. Now, of course, the time has come to resume the routine of meetings and deadlines. To cope - yes - we are brewing the mandatory cup of stimulation. After all, this is Monday morning. And we know you can relate. So please join us. Meanwhile, here are some tidbits. Have a good one and stay in touch… US Supreme Court Declines To Hear Lilly Gemzar Patent Case (Bloomberg News) EMA Board Fails To Agree On A New CEO (Financial Times) Teva Buys Majority Stake In Japan’s Taiyo Pharma (Bloomberg News) Is Elan A Takeover Target? (The Irish Independent) Florida Man Sues Merck Over Propecia And Loss Of Sex Life (Lakeland Ledger) Sanofi Signs Crohn’s Disease Pact With Glenmark (Pharma Times) Glaxo To ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4829306 Mon, 16 May 2011 12:05:19 +0100 4829306 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4789634&cid=t_160119_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FDTpKxYjCFGk%2F Several drugmakers - including Johnson & Johnson - will discontinue over-the-counter infant drops of meds that contain acetaminophen in hopes of avoiding confusion among parents that can lead to dangerous overdoses. The move was disclosed late yesterday by the Consumer Healthcare Products Association, an industry trade group, which says the phase out will begin later this year. At that time, the OTC makers will only sell a single formula for all children under the age of 12. Right now, the infant formulations on store shelves contain half of the amount of acetaminophen that is found in regular children’s formula. Acetaminophen, you may recall, is a key ingredient in Tylenol, Nyquil and many other OTC meds sold to combat pain and fever. The announcement comes just before an FDA p... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4789634 Thu, 05 May 2011 12:59:42 +0100 4789634 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4570546&cid=t_160119_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhat-to-do-about-fever%2F2011.03.10 Fever is often a part of life as a parent, particularly with young children in the winter time (read: six to 10 colds a year is the norm.) Although I sincerely don’t like it and do feel naturally uneasy when my boys have a fever, as a pediatrician I know to take fever as one of many symptoms they develop when responding to infection. I certainly use medications like Tylenol when my boys are feverish, refusing to eat, punked out, and exhausted. Thing is, it works! And often they respond beautifully, bouncing back, regaining energy, and improving their fluid intake and appetite. But I don’t treat every fever they have and I don’t recommend you run for the medicine cabinet when you feel that warm forehead. It’s not necessary to treat every fever. And it’s certainly not ideal to trea... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4570546 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 18:00:26 +0100 4570546 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4349516&cid=t_160119_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffda-restricts-acetaminophen-in-popular-pain-medications%2F2011.01.14 This is a guest post from Dr. Mary Lynn McPherson. ********** FDA Restricts Acetaminophen In Popular Pain Medications The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made an announcement yesterday that affects one of the most common pain medications on the market, and as a consequence may affect countless numbers of the 75 million Americans who experience chronic pain (for perspective, that’s more than the number of people suffering from cancer, heart disease and diabetes combined.) The FDA has asked manufacturers of popular prescription pain medications like Vicodin or Percocet to limit the amount of acetaminophen (also known as Tylenol, or APAP) used in these drugs to no more than 325 milligrams per tablet — the equivalent of one regular-strength Tylenol tablet. The move came because rese... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4349516 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 13:00:05 +0100 4349516 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4326905&cid=t_160119_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2Fgn46HhwPEBs%2F The LITFL Review is your regular and reliable source for the highest highlights, sneakiest sneak peaks and loudest shout-outs from the webbed world of emergency medicine and critical care. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4326905 Mon, 10 Jan 2011 00:00:04 +0100 4326905 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4322509&cid=t_160119_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fwhat%25e2%2580%2599s-wrong-it%25e2%2580%2599s-a-generic-drug-rip-off-thats-what%2F2011.01.07 Cute packaging and product placement in the checkout lane at Duane Reade will get you generic Tylenol for a price equivalent to $50 for 100 tabs, as opposed to $6 per 100 count in the usual package. *This blog post was originally published at tbtam* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4322509 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 16:00:26 +0100 4322509 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4322512&cid=t_160119_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FzIKGmYPEaF4%2F Challenging medical trivia to tickle your cerebellar tonsils and whimsy your way to cerebral hibernation for the weekend (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4322512 Fri, 07 Jan 2011 06:21:22 +0100 4322512 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3946688&cid=t_160119_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fkq_ZM9OV-PQ%2F What can Johnson & Johnson ceo Bill Weldon do with all those millions of bottles of pediatric Tylenol that have been recalled this year? Rather than throw them in the trash, Bill can donate them to the US military for a perfectly good cause. How so? Well, it turns out the military is giving a children’s dose of acetamnophen, which is the active ingredient in Tylenol, to dead mice that are then dropped by helicopter into the jungle in Guam in hopes of eradicating invasive brown tree snakes from around the naval base there. Snakes, after all, do not care if their Tylenol smells musty or contains metallic flecks. Grind ‘em up, feed ‘em to the mice, drop the mice in the jungle and, voila, no snakes. And for Weldon, no embarassing trips to the landfill. “The discovery t... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3946688 Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:02:44 +0100 3946688 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3965433&cid=t_160119_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FMdMENe-O3TA%2F A sneak peak at this month's review from EBMedicine's Emergency Medicine Practice: An Evidence-Based Approach to Acetaminophen (paracetamol, APAP) Overdose. (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3965433 Sat, 04 Sep 2010 04:00:31 +0100 3965433 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3105021&cid=t_160119_97_f&fid=35606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftheangriestpharmacist.com%2F2009%2F11%2F12%2Fliberal-is-too-liberal%2F I’ve got a problem. There’s a physician in my town wreaking havoc on the livers of everyone in the entire area. Drug seekers rejoice! If your drug of choice is Fioricet (Butalbital/Acetaminophen/Caffeine), Soma (Carisoprodol), or Ultram (Tramadol) you are in luck. I’m not joking when I say that he has put them in the ground — 6 feet under. He’s got more people addicted to more drugs than should be possible. I’ve been told by several of his “patients” that do their trading with me that they enter his “exam room,” state a problem that they have, and he begins writing. He doesn’t touch them. He doesn’t ask any questions. I couldn’t tell you the number of times folks have gotten to the counter and not known what X-dr... The Angriest Pharmacist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3105021 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 23:00:39 +0100 3105021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2570868&cid=t_160119_117_f&fid=36026&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fzimney-health-and-medical-news-you-can-use%2Fmaking-sense-of-headlines-on-acetaminophen-pain-relievers%2F Depending on which headlines you’ve seen recently, you may think that some pain relievers are being recalled because they’re dangerous and you might be wondering if you need to clean out the medicine cabinet and throw out any number of these products. I’m going to try to explain this highly complex situation, but the bottom line is that when taken as directed, all of the pain relievers currently on the market, be they prescription or over the counter (OTC), are still considered to be safe and effective and you don’t need to throw them away (and nothing is being recalled at the moment either). The bottom line problem, however, is that when it comes to pain relievers many people don’t follow directions and wind up taking far more pills than they should. And when... Dr. Z's Medical Report blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2570868 Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:56:36 +0100 2570868 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2561350&cid=t_160119_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FSOL1TA2liQY%2F Have a headache? Take a Tylenol or some other brand of acetamenophen, right? Howe about a toothache? Menstrual cramps? Broken arm? There are many types of over-the-counter pain relievers available to the consumer, namely acetaminophen, ibuprofen (Advil) and ASA (Aspirin). And, for many people, they’re very effective. The problem is, who is monitoring how much of these medications they take and how often? It must be safe! “I can buy it off the shelf, it’s got to be safe.” Sound familiar? That’s the way many people think about medications they can just walk in and buy. That’s not always the case. Yes, the medication itself is usually safe for most people if taken in the right way, but that leaves a lot of “ifs” in there, doesn’t it? A maj... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2561350 Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:16:45 +0100 2561350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2441535&cid=t_160119_107_f&fid=36698&url=http%3A%2F%2Fminingdrugs.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fdrug-popularity-via-google-queries-yet.html Here some drug popularity trends based on automatic Google queries. The drug names were taken from DrugBank.The top ten areCholesterolAspirinEthanolIbuprofenInsulinAcetaminophenTestosteroneCocaineOxycodoneVardenafilReferencesI used a Python script for the Google data fetching. Let me know, if you need more details.The Long Tail @WikipediaDrugBank: a knowledgebase for drugs, drug actions and drug targets. Wishart DS, Knox C, Guo AC, Cheng D, Shrivastava S, Tzur D, Gautam B, Hassanali M.Nucleic Acids Res. 2008, 36, (Database issue):D901-6.PMID: 18048412DrugBank: a comprehensive resource for in silico drug discovery and exploration.Wishart DS, Knox C, Guo AC, Shrivastava S, Hassanali M, Stothard P, Chang Z, Woolsey J.Nucleic Acids Res. 2006, 34, (Database issue):D668-72. PMID: 16381955 (So... Mining Drug Space blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2441535 Fri, 29 May 2009 22:09:00 +0100 2441535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1618092&cid=t_160119_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F334557630%2F Charlie and I found ourselves in the pool every day last week and he got in two rounds of bowling. In today’s USNews and World Report, Nancy Shute reviews a number of recent studies on genetics, including the study published this week in Science. She also discusses why a clinical trial of chelation could provide parents with the “good information they desperately need in making choices about treatments.” More Unfriendly Skies 4 children, 2 disabled, Southwest Airlines. What’s Medically Necessary? Parents, insurers, schools, who pays? Chelation Study Put on Hold Citing safety concern, the NIMH puts the study on hold. Hans Reiser and the Asperger’s Defense: Troubling The “geek defense” and a troubling case Asymmetry in Infants and the Crab Crawl A new... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1618092 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 22:12:48 +0100 1618092 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1083099&cid=t_160119_107_f&fid=36585&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FHighlightHealth%2F%7E3%2F197960100%2F This article was published on Highlight HEALTH. (Source: Highlight HEALTH) Highlight HEALTH blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1083099 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:02:35 +0100 1083099