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The move from eight pills per day to six is meant to encourage the appropriate use of acetaminophen, according to a release from the consumer healthcare company.
McNeil is a division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., in turn a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson.
"Acetaminophen is safe when used as directed," Dr. Edwin Kuffner, vice president of over-the-counter medical affairs and clinical research at McNeil, said in the release. "But, when too much is taken (overdose), it can cause liver damage.
More than 50 million Americans use acetaminophen each week to treat pain, fever, pains and other conditions associated with cold and flu symptoms, according to McNeil.
McNeil notified the U.S. Food and Drug Administration the new dosing instructions will appear on Extra Strength Tylenol products in the U.S. beginning fall 2011.
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