As soon as a headache or fever starts, many people reach into the medicine cabinet for Tylenol or the generic acetaminophen.

OKay, this particular cough and cold medicine does have acetaminophen in it. Dosing mistakes can happen with chronic pain as well, if you assume more is better. Ira Katz, Pharmacist We always ...

Yes. Be careful about mixing medicines with acetaminophen, like pain relievers, cold meds, or narcotics. To be safe, aim for 3,000 milligrams or less in a day. Will it upset your stomach?

(KOLO) -Cold and flu medications are so popular ... most of these medications contain Acetaminophen--a fever and pain reducer. Without knowing that fact, the patient can easily take too much ...

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