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Tylenol is likely one of the most commonly used medications for fever reduction and headaches.

Is the acetaminophen ingredient in such Tylenol really a safe component?

Fever or inflammation that appears when a disease invades is a type of defense system produced by white blood cells.

Berk A. Kuner of New York Winsrop University Hospital said, "Fever-reducing anti-inflammatory painkillers should not be used except in special cases. Fever plays a crucial role in defending body tissues through the immune system, so lowering the fever with medication can actually weaken the patient's immune response."

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Only a healthy body can generate the energy needed to raise the heat.

Having a fever indicates that the immune system, which keeps the body healthy, is functioning properly.

The occurrence of fever and inflammation is a positive sign that the immune system is functioning properly.

So, what would happen if I took Tylenol, which is said to be safe?

Is the effectiveness of Tylenol really good?

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According to the Tylenol website, acetaminophen was discovered from the prescription of acetanilide. It was found to be effective by a French doctor in the late 19th century, but it is said that this was actually a misprescribed drug. Originally, naphthalene was intended to be prescribed, but due to a pharmacy mistake, the medication was delivered incorrectly, and the patient suddenly became an experimental subject.

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Acetaminophen was approved for use by the FDA in 1951.

Although it has been widely used for a long time, experts say they do not know exactly how acetaminophen works in the body.

It is believed that reducing the amount of brain chemicals that cause inflammation and swelling is the key.

It is also said to increase the pain threshold to reduce pain sensation.

It is said that acetaminophen affects the part of the brain that regulates temperature, thereby lowering fever.

Tylenol is considered one of the medications that health authorities around the world handle with caution due to serious side effects such as liver cancer, kidney cancer, and blood cancer.

However, in the United States, where it can be easily purchased at regular supermarkets, an average of 56,000 adverse reaction cases are reported annually, and among them, about 450 people die each year directly due to the side effects of Tylenol.

Additionally, in the United States, approximately 60,000 people are hospitalized each year due to overdose of acetaminophen, and hundreds of them die from related liver failure.

It is said that taking Tylenol together with alcohol can lead to severe liver damage, potentially resulting in coma or death.

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For this reason, it is said that if it is discovered now and an approval request is made to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), it will inevitably be rejected 100%.

Because the side effects are so deadly, a professor from a pharmaceutical company stated that the FDA wants to withdraw it from the market, but since so many people use it easily and its effects are proven, it cannot be withdrawn due to its different mechanism of action from ibuprofen, and therefore no additional sanctions are necessarily imposed.

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On the other hand, in France, where super sales are prohibited, it is reported that there are 5,000 adverse reactions and 6 deaths annually.

It is said that aspirin and Brufen are also almost the same.

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In our country, where the super sale of Tylenol was previously prohibited, about 200 cases of Tylenol side effects were reported annually. However, what will be the outcome now that super sales are permitted?

Medications made with the ingredient of Tylenol include Penzal, Geborin, Saridon, and Oxytailnol.