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Jaundice in Adults
Liver injury can be caused by an overdose of acetaminophen (Tylenol). Acetaminophen is packaged within many different over-the-counter and prescription medicines that are used for cold symptom relief and for pain or headache relief. Acetaminophen goes by several other names and abbreviations, including APAP and paracetamol.
Depending on your medical health and other medications, it is usually safe to take up to 3,250 milligrams of acetaminophen in a 24-hour period without danger to your liver. It is possible to exceed this safe limit if you use several cold or pain medicines at once.
In the last several weeks, have you used several acetaminophen-containing cold medicines at one time, or used acetaminophen in high doses?
No, I have not used this medicine in amounts that could be toxic.
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