Prenatal acetaminophen increases autism and ADHD risk 20%
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> Concerns about paracetamol's [(acetaminophen's)] safety delayed its widespread acceptance until the 1970s, but in the 1980s paracetamol sales exceeded those of aspirin in many countries, including the United Kingdom. This was accompanied by the commercial demise of phenacetin, blamed as the cause of analgesic nephropathy and hematological toxicity. [0]
Also, Therapists are influenced by trends as much as anyone else, and are motivated to diganose something so they continue to get paid... (not wishing to sound cynical, but to a hammer, everything looks like a nail!)
This family member has told me on probably 10 occasions that if acetaminophen and many common NSAIDs were sent through an FDA clinical trial today, they would stand absolutely no chance of passing.
Is this true? If so, does anyone else know why this is?
It seemed like a human rights violation at the time to charge so much for something that is a monthly ritual for women of child-bearing years, but as I’ve paid attention over the years I’ve started to think that they might be on to something.
Also, apologies — I edited my comment for brevity so the information about my family member's nationality no longer appears.
I'd be curious to learn if there are reasons to favour one over the other.
The paracetamol increases the efficacy of other drugs. Paracetamol on it's own isnt a great pain med for many forms of chronic pain, apparently!
Source: I have degenerative disc disease - back pain basically. Have seen a lot of Doctors! :-)
And if we have information saying it's unsafe: why is it still on shelves? It seems approval should be mutable, not an immutable characteristic. Perhaps periodic re-approval should be mandatory, for example.
Seems very unlikely Tylenol would be hard to get approval for today. You can overdose on almost anything. Tylenol is still one of the safer options out there when taken within guidelines.