New acetaminophen dosing recommendations?

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By  |  May 28, 2009 | 

An FDA working group has recommended changes to acetaminophen dosing, to reduce the risk of accidental liver injury. Some of these include reducing the recommended maximum dose to 650mg, reducing the maximum daily dose to 3250mg (and lower for those who drink 3 or more alcoholic beverages a day), as well as eliminating the use of combination products. An FDA advisory committee is scheduled to meet in late June to review these changes, so stay tuned (FDA report).

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About the Author: Danielle Scheurer

Danielle Scheurer, MD, MSCR, SFHM is a clinical hospitalist and the Chief Quality Officer at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, where she also serves as Assistant Professor of Medicine. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, completed her residency at Duke University, and completed her Masters in Clinical Research at the Medical University of South Carolina. She is also the President of SHM's Board of Directors and previously served as Physician Editor of The Hospitalist, SHM's monthly newsmagazine.

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