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FDA Panel Votes to Ban Vicodin, Percocet

possible disastrous consequences

possible disastrous consequences

John Henson, 2 Jul 2009 2:04 PM EST

Competing interests: None declared

Much of the effectiveness of vicodin comes from the tylenol component.

Banning this ingredient may lead to patients taking escalating doses of opiods to get pain relief.

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