Advice to patients taking acetaminophen
| Acetaminophen is used to treat pain and fever. Overall, it is safe, but if you take too much (more than 4,000 mg per day), it can damage the liver. If you are taking it, please do the following: |
| Read the label. Many medicines contain acetaminophen, so you could be taking too much without knowing. |
| Don’t drink. Drinking alcohol increases the likelihood of acetaminophen-induced liver toxicity. |
| Get help. If you or your child may have taken too much acetaminophen, call the American Association of Poison Control Centers hotline at 1-800-222-1222 right away. |
| Keep acetaminophen (and all drugs) out of the hands of children. |