Politics | July 01, 2009 | 5 comments

Fed Panel Recommends Ban on Percocet and Vicodin

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A federal panel voted to recommend banning two popular pain killers: Percocet and Vicodin, which can be found in Tylenol and Excedrin. In addition to popular, over-the-counter brands, Vicodin is prescribed over 100 million times per year in the US alone. The negative effect on the liver was the main reason for the panel's recommendation.

The article points out these facts:

"While the medicine is effective in treating headaches and reducing fevers, even recommended doses can cause liver damage in some people. And more than 400 people die and 42,000 are hospitalized every year in the United States from overdoses."

The panel also recommend reducing the dosage of OTC brands by 175 milligrams. They also state that Costco and similar discount chains sell bottles of 1,000 pills. How many headaches could one family have that would require 1,000 pills? I bet its cheaper to buy in bulk; fun for the whole family. is this what our health care has been reduced to?

Meanwhile, Robert Byrd, the 91-year-old Senator has been in the hospital since May. He represents 2 million people, chairs the Homeland Security Panel of the Senate Appropriations Committee and has now asked other senators to do his work for him. That's taxation without representation for the folks in WV.
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5 comments // Fed Panel Recommends Ban on Percocet and Vicodin

  • addicted
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      addicted  

    • from experience, the acetaminophen is the overdose danger...they do make oxycodone w/out the acet. so, instead of banning a necessary pain killer, just remove the tylenol!

    • 2 years ago
  • N_Dank
  • rodstradamus
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      rodstradamus  
    • addicted:

      Who said pain killers were necessary? I haven't taken a pain killer in years. I refer to the system of corporations that promotes its products over the health of citizens. They tell you its necessary and then they prescribe it to you. Why? To make $$$. The easy way out is not a solution. Corporations create addicts. Stop the hypocrisy; smoke a bowl. It works every time and never killed anyone.

    • 2 years ago
  • twitterbot
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      twitterbot  

    • @FedraFiorentin on twitter says "Panel Recommends Ban on 2 Popular Painkillers - New York Times Boston GlobePanel Recommends Ban on 2 Popular Painkiller.."

    • 2 years ago
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