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Monday
Jun282010

FDA Neglect on acetaminophen poisoning

You might be surprised to know that the leading cause of acute liver failure in the United States is not alcohol abuse, nor viral hepatitis.

The number one reason Americans suffer acute liver failure is a drug the FDA has allowed to be sold for decades after its lethal toxicities were known.1

This drug is available over-the-counter and in prescription combinations. In many cases, those ingesting this toxic drug (under various brand names) don’t even know they are taking it.

The FDA has bent over backwards to protect billions of dollars of profits earned annually by pharmaceutical companies who sell this deadly drug.

As the body count mounted in 2009, the FDA was forced to mandate a lower dosage and remove it from prescription combinations that were particularly lethal.

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