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No Vicodin? No Fear! Alternatives Exist
like Rosenberg are worried that the solution to their pain may soon be unavailable to them after an expert advisory panel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration voted earlier this week to ban combination drugs. The panel's vote came after days of deliberation over ways to reduce the liver damage risk associated with acetaminophens. The panel also voted to keep over-the-counter combination pills containing acetaminophen on the shelves and lower the maximum dosage of these pills. The panel voted 36 to 1 to recommend a "black box" warning for prescription medications that combine acetaminophen with another drug. "It's completely unfair to take these drugs away from us," said Rosenberg. "Without them you can't act like a normal person."...
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11.23.09 - Updated 6:36pm ET
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