Take the correct dose While you're looking at the label, check to make sure you're taking the correct dose, especially if it's extended-release acetaminophen. Don't take more than one type of acetaminophen at a time Since many medicines contain it, make sure that the total dose you take doesn't exceed 4, milligrams or 4 grams in one day. Plus, the acetaminophen in one medicine can address all of the aches and pains you may be taking multiple medicines for.
Don't take it for too many days in a row "Don't take acetaminophen for more than 10 days to treat pain and don't take it for more than three days for a fever," Grassi said. For people who do not have chronic liver disease and do not drink three or more alcoholic beverages a day, the recommended oral dose of acetaminophen is to 1, mg every four to six hours , not to exceed three grams per day.
To appreciate how easy it is to exceed the safe limit, consider that one extra strength Tylenol tablet contains mg of acetaminophen. Take two tablets at a single dose three times a day and you are at the maximum recommended dose. If you then inadvertently consume an acetaminophen-containing allergy medication or cold medication in addition, you risk damaging your liver, Yin said.
The key is to be aware of how much acetaminophen you are consuming. Yin recommends that consumers look at all the medications they are taking, and tally up the total amount of acetaminophen consumed on an average daily basis to make sure the total dose is under the three-gram-a-day limit. Author: Erin Fox, PharmD. Acetaminophen is in a lot of medications. Look carefully at your medicine cabinet and you can see that cough and cold medicine, sleep medicine, and pain medicines all may contain acetaminophen.
According to the U. The recommended maximum daily dose is 4, milligrams mg per day for adults. However, the difference between a safe dose of acetaminophen and one that may harm the liver is very small.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare the maker of Tylenol lowered their recommended maximum daily dose to 3, mg. Many pharmacists and healthcare providers agree with this recommendation. Other factors add to the risk of liver damage when taking acetaminophen. For example, the chance of liver damage is greater if you already have liver problems, if you drink three or more alcoholic beverages a day, or if you take warfarin. Read more: Acetaminophen and liver damage. Call or Poison Control at immediately if you believe that you, your child, or someone else may have taken too much acetaminophen.
You can call 24 hours a day, every day. Keep the medicine bottle, if possible. Emergency personnel may want to see exactly what was taken. Also seek emergency care if you notice any symptoms of an overdose, such as loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting, or pain in the upper right side of the abdomen. Most of the time, acetaminophen overdose can be treated.
Someone who has overdosed may be admitted to the hospital or treated in the emergency department. Blood tests can help detect the level of acetaminophen in the blood. Other blood tests may be done to check the liver. Treatment may include medications that help remove the acetaminophen from the body or lessen its harmful effects. Stomach pumping may also be necessary. The overwhelming majority of the time, acetaminophen is taken safely and according to the directions.
Some common reasons that people may accidentally take more than the recommended daily dose of acetaminophen include:.
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