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By Elizabeth Quinn, About.com Guide to Sports Medicine since 1998

Use Over the Counter Pain Meds Carefully

Monday January 26, 2004
The FDA has launched a new ad campaign to alert consumers of the sometimes lethal side effects of misusing over the counter pain medications. As many as 56,000 emergency room visits and 100 deaths a year have been attributed to acetaminophen overdoses. Read more about the proper use of OTC pain medications.
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