Vicodin, Percocet Avoid Ban Over Acetaminophen Risks
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Abbott Laboratories’ Vicodin and Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc.’s Percocet will have limits on acetaminophen content to reduce liver injuries tied to overdoses, regulators said, stopping short of a recommended ban.
Prescription pain pills may contain no more than 325 milligrams of acetaminophen as of Jan. 14, 2014, the Food and Drug Administration said today in a notice. The medicines, which are among the most prescribed drugs in the U.S., also will carry a boxed warning on liver risks. The most common acetaminophen dose for prescription and over-the-counter drugs is 500 milligrams, the agency said.