experienced DC Tylenol lawyer<\/a> can determine whether you are owed financial compensation for your damages.\u00a0 Tylenol lawsuits are time sensitive and a qualified DC personal injury attorney will tell you what time limits apply.\u00a0 Filing a Tylenol lawsuit may allow an injured victim to not only pay healthcare and living expenses but to hold the drug maker accountable.<\/p>\n\n\n\nNew Warning about Acetaminophen Risk: Rash, Blister, and Rare Fatal Reactions<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Acetaminophen, the active ingredient in Tylenol and many other popular pain relievers can cause serious skin reactions, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned in an August 2013 news release.\u00a0 Consumers who have previously taken medicine with Acetaminophen without a problem could be at risk and there is, unfortunately, no way to determine who is at risk, according to the FDA.\u00a0 The reactions can also appear even for people who have only taken the product once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Symptoms can include blisters, rash, and widespread damage to the skin\u2019s surface. In a recent release, the FDA told consumers to stop taking acetaminophen if they develop a rash or other skin reaction while taking the medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two potentially fatal skin reactions, Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) have been linked to acetaminophen.\u00a0 Complications from these two reactions can include blistering, scarring, changes to skin pigment, blindness, internal organ damage, and rashes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A third serious skin reaction, acute generalized exanthematous pustulosis (AGEP), has also been linked to acetaminophen.\u00a0 Unlike SJS and TEN, AGEP symptoms usually resolve within two weeks of ceasing the use of the medication that caused the reaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt is extremely important that people recognize and react quickly to the initial symptoms of these rare but serious, side effects, which are potentially fatal,\u201d Sharon Hertz, MD, deputy director for the FDA\u2019s Division of Anesthesia, Analgesia, and Addition, said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The FDA now requires prescription medicines containing acetaminophen to add warnings about the risk of developing skin conditions. The federal agency is going to coordinate with private companies to get warnings added to over-the-counter medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This isn\u2019t the first time health hazards have been associated with acetaminophen. In 2011, the FDA limited the amount of acetaminophen contained in medicine capsules due to liver injury risks. The FDA also requires prescription medicine with acetaminophen to include a boxed warning on its packaging to call attention to the serious health risks that can be associated with its use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ibuprofen and naproxen, two other popular fever and pain relievers, already carry warnings related to the same risks posed by acetaminophen. The FDA said a review of 43 years of data lead to the decision to issue new warnings about acetaminophen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Contact a DC Acetaminophen\/Tylenol Lawyer<\/b><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
If you believe you have been injured by a product containing acetaminophen, contact the experienced product liability lawyers<\/a> with The Cochran Firm DC.\u00a0 We offer free no-obligation initial consultations and case evaluations.\u00a0 Our seasoned drug recall legal team is reviewing claims due to drug manufacturer\u2019s failure to warn consumers about the risks posed by Tylenol and acetaminophen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Injured individuals across the United States have recently filed multiple lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson, the maker of the popular pain reliever Tylenol. The suits arose over allegations that Tylenol causes severe liver resulting in acute liver failure and even death. Tylenol\u2019s active ingredient, acetaminophen, is one of the most commonly used drugs in America […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"none","_seopress_titles_title":"Tylenol Lawsuits for Dangerous Side Effects %%sep%% %%sitetitle%%","_seopress_titles_desc":"Across the United States, individuals have been injured by Tylenol's dangerous side effects. Multiple lawsuits have been filed.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blog"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1218"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10878,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1218\/revisions\/10878"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cochranfirm.com\/washington-dc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}