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Podcast: ACSH Science Dispatch
Episode: Danger of Tylenol In Opioids; J&J Drug Could Undo Liver Damage—Caused By Its Tylenol
Description: Cutting the dose of Tylenol in opioids makes the drugs safer. Why? Pharma company J&J is developing a drug that could reduce liver damage caused by Tylenol—which J&J also sells. Join host Cameron English as he sits down with Dr. Josh Bloom to break down these stories on Episode 42 of the Science Dispatch podcast:
Making Vicodin and Percocet Safer, By Reducing the Dose of Tylenol
Lost in the discussion of the alleged danger of opioid medications is that most of them also contain acetaminophen (Tylenol). Although acetaminophen is generally seen as benign, it is...