<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Should OTC meds have stronger warnings?</title> <atom:link href="http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/12/should-otc-meds-have-stronger-warnings.html/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/12/should-otc-meds-have-stronger-warnings.html</link> <description></description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:27:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" /> <item><title>By: Gasman</title><link>http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/12/should-otc-meds-have-stronger-warnings.html#comment-69757</link> <dc:creator>Gasman</dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 22:55:00 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/12/should-otc-meds-have-stronger-warnings.html#comment-69757</guid> <description>The huge problem with OTCs is that the brand name means nothing regarding the contents.  &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;There&#039;s Tylenol without acetaminophen, but it might have decongestants, antihistamines and lord know what else.  Same with Pseudaphed brand product line. It used to mean pseudoephedrine, but now most Pseudaphed brand name drugs don&#039;t even contain this, but often do contain phenylephrine or chlorpheniramine.  &lt;br/&gt;Other products will contain acetaminophen, but not make this clear.  Merely having a patient double up on acetaminophen dosing for a couple days, the length of cold symptoms, can buy a new liver (if a donor becomes available in time).  This is the most common cause of liver transplant from poisoning at my peds hospital.</description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The huge problem with OTCs is that the brand name means nothing regarding the contents.</p><p>There&#8217;s Tylenol without acetaminophen, but it might have decongestants, antihistamines and lord know what else.  Same with Pseudaphed brand product line. It used to mean pseudoephedrine, but now most Pseudaphed brand name drugs don&#8217;t even contain this, but often do contain phenylephrine or chlorpheniramine. <br />Other products will contain acetaminophen, but not make this clear.  Merely having a patient double up on acetaminophen dosing for a couple days, the length of cold symptoms, can buy a new liver (if a donor becomes available in time).  This is the most common cause of liver transplant from poisoning at my peds hospital.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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