Trust an Ohio lawyer for drug recalls at Elk & Elk to help you cope with the effects of acetaminophen liver damage

Elk & Elk is investigating cases of liver damage linked to the use of acetaminophen-containing pain medications following a study by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration linking the popular painkiller to liver damage. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with liver disease in connection with acetaminophen use, a drug recall lawyer at Elk & Elk can answer your toughest questions, determine whether you have a legal right to compensation and help get your life back on track.

Drug recalls are a part of everyday life anymore, but rarely do they affect the sheer number of people as this one. Acetaminophen is one of the most widely-used painkillers in the U.S. Not only are about 200 million prescriptions for acetaminophen-containing drugs (Lortab®, Percocet® and Vicodin®) filled in the U.S. each year. Those account for only 20 percent of the acetaminophen dispensed throughout the country in a year. The rest is consumed by over-the-counter (OTC) drug takers who take medicines like Tylenol®, Thera-Flu® and NyQuil® who may not even realize how much acetaminophen they’re even ingesting.

As most doctors and pharmacists and likely any drug recall lawyer already know, acetaminophen has always posed the risk of liver damage, yet is easier on the stomach than other painkillers like ibuprophen or aspirin. What many consumers don’t realize, though, is that they’re often piling on more acetaminophen than they’re aware when taking over-the-counter, acetaminophen-containing medicines in addition to combination drugs like Percocet® or Vicodin®. While the FDA recommends no more than 4,000 milligrams of acetaminophen be ingested in a day, many patients inadvertently take much, much more, especially considering some OTC preparations containing the drug have as much as 750 milligrams in each dose.

What all this extra acetaminophen translates to, then, is nearly 500 deaths a year blamed on drug-related liver damage as well as tens of thousands of emergency room visits for liver damage each year in the U.S., the FDA has reported.

If you have been injured by acetaminophen, you need an Ohio lawyer who knows how to handle drug recalls and injuries related to dangerous drugs. At Elk & Elk, each drug recall lawyer on staff is equipped with the experience, the resources and the ability to protect the rights of those injured by prescription and OTC medication. Don’t wait another minute. Call Elk & Elk today at 1-800-ELK-OHIO or fill out our no-obligation case evaluation form by clicking here. As soon as you provide us with the details of your injury, we can determine whether you have a case and get the ball rolling toward a normal life.