Take two ... what? (overuse of acetaminophen)

Pediatrics for Parents | June 1, 1995| | Copyright

Between car infections, teething pain and chicken pox, one thing a parent can't do without in the medicine cabinet is children's acetaminophen, a non-aspirin product for pain and fever usually marketed under the name Tylenol[TM]. But research reported last winter in The New England Journal of Medicine indicated that heavy use of acetaminophen increases an adult's risk of kidney failure. Consequently, some parents may wonder if they should reconsider giving this faithful drug to their children. "Not if they're giving it correctly," says Dr. Michael Klag, study co-author and ...

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