Public confused about ingredients in pain relievers, study finds
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 15:31
in Health & Medicine
Billions of people take pain relievers like Tylenol, but many do not pay attention to the active ingredients they contain, such as acetaminophen, a new study reports. That lack of knowledge plus ignorance of acetaminophen's presence in many over-the-counter and prescription medicines could be a key reason acetaminophen overdose has become the leading cause of acute liver failure. The solution proposed is to develop a universal icon for acetaminophen to appear on all medicine labels.