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FDA Panel Advises Smaller Doses Of Painkillers

The Food and Drug Administration's panel voted 21-16 to lower the current maximum dose of nonprescription acetaminophen, which is 4 grams, or eight pills per day. Taking more than that can cause potentially fatal liver damage.
Posted: 06/30/2009 News Headlines / Storys Provided by : NPR News Headlines
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