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" When your head&amp;#039;s throbbing, it&amp;#039;s tempting to take more of a pain reliever than what&amp;#039;s recommended on the bottle. Problem is, when it comes to acetaminophen, you could be damaging your liver. In fact, overdoing it on this drug\u2014which is found in a slew of OTC and prescription products\u2014is the most common cause of liver failure in the U.S., says Steven Marcus, MD, executive director of the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. That&amp;#039;s why an advisory panel has recommended that the FDA reduce the maximum dose you can get over the counter from 1,000 mg to 650 mg. They also want the FDA to lower the maximum amount you can take in one day.   The take-home message: Don&amp;#039;t use more than the recommended dose for any drug, and read labels carefully so you don&amp;#039;t accidentally combine different meds that contain acetaminophen (like a cold medicine and a headache medicine). And remember, don&amp;#039;t take acetaminophen if you&amp;#039;ve been drinking alcohol. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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