Tylenol Liver Damage and Injury Claims Attorney in Mississippi

Tylenol Lawsuit

Tylenol and other forms of acetaminophen are one of the most popular pain medications around the world. It’s estimated that 8 billion Tylenol pills are taken every year. Acetaminophen is added to about 200 or more over-the-counter medications.

Tylenol may overwhelm the liver’s defenses and cause liver damage or even liver failure. Liver failure can be fatal; the only known cure for acute liver failure is a liver transplant. Consuming more than two servings of alcohol per day increases the risk of liver failure from acetaminophen.

The Effects of Tylenol Overdosing

The problem with Tylenol is that it is easy to overdose on the medication without realizing it. The manufacturer’s recommended dosages state that adults should take no more than a total of 4,000 mg of acetaminophen a day (that’s eight 500mg extra strength tablets); recently, because of no decrease in the number of accidental overdoses, the FDA decided that the now recommended amount is too much acetaminophen per day. The FDA now recommends that healthy adults take no more than 3,250 mg of Tylenol (acetaminophen) per day (a 24 hour period). People consuming three or more servings of alcohol per day should take even less.

Other factors make some people more susceptible to liver failure from acetaminophen. Older people and people with kidney disease do not process Tylenol as well as other people do. Frail, thin people, as many elderly people are, do not process acetaminophen as easily as healthier people. Fasting or being on a strict diet also impedes the processing of Tylenol. Taking certain other medications with Tylenol also increase the danger.

In addition, many people are not aware of the danger of liver failure from Tylenol; thinking Tylenol is safe, they may pay little attention to label warnings and take too large of a dosage or take dosages too often. Sometimes package directions are confusing; this is a particular danger with children’s Tylenol, which is given by age and weight.

Medications, such as cold and sinus medications, which contain acetaminophen, can add to the risk of getting too much Tylenol. Many people take too much acetaminophen because they take Tylenol tablets and then take acetaminophen in another form, not realizing the danger. Because the name Tylenol may not be on the label of the other medicines containing acetaminophen, people sometimes do not realize that they are taking the same drug.

A Tylenol injury lawyer can help people who have been injured when taking Tylenol (acetaminophen) or a non-Tylenol brand of acetaminophen. A Mississippi Tylenol injury lawyer is experienced in dealing with personal injury and product liability cases and can help people who have been injured by acetaminophen obtain financial compensation for their medical bills and pain and suffering.

If you or a loved one suffered serious liver damage or died after taking Tylenol or acetaminophen pills you may be entitled to financial compensation. Call our lawyers now 601-355-2022 for a Free Case Evaluation.