Acetaminophen linked to deadly skin reactions - Zeepharmacy.co

5 August 2013, USA (http://www.zeepharmacy.co): Acetaminophen is one of the most widely used medicines for fever and pain, generally found in drugs like in Tylenol. This popular painkiller also known as paracetamol may cause rare but serious skin reactions. The researchers say that although the reactions are unusual, they can include:

• Rash • Blisters • Widespread harm to the surface of skin.

The FDA says anyone taking acetaminophen that develops a rash or other skin reaction should stop taking the product immediately and seek medical attention right away. It is extremely important that people recognize and react quickly to the initial symptoms of these rare but serious side effects, which have a possibility of becoming pernicious.

Because this warning from the regulator is new, labels on drug packets purchased over the counter will immediately make no mention of the feasible adverse effects of it. The FDA is now working with pharmaceutical firms to update the labeling. In the mean time the regulator is already requiring that all prescriptions for the drug mention the new safety information.

Some 107 cases of the bad reactions were reported between 1969 and 2012, of which 67 resulted in hospitalizations and 12 in death. Most cases implicate single-ingredient acetaminophen products. The FDA says the cases were classed as either probably or possibly linked to it.

Such small numbers of serious skin reactions from such widespread use of the drug give perspective to the newly identified risk. The FDA states that the new warning should be taken seriously but sensibly.

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