Acetaminophen may worsen asthma symptoms in both adults and children, a provocative new report suggests.
The report, which was published in the journal Pediatrics on Monday, reviewed recent studies on the medication, which is also marketed as Tylenol. Those studies suggest that the drug may exacerbate asthma in children and adults who already have the condition and could even spark new cases.
Dr. John McBride says he wrote the report because he realized that few of his fellow pediatricians had ever heard of the studies linking acetaminophen with asthma – and therefore most parent’s hadn’t either. Full Read
The report, which was published in the journal Pediatrics on Monday, reviewed recent studies on the medication, which is also marketed as Tylenol. Those studies suggest that the drug may exacerbate asthma in children and adults who already have the condition and could even spark new cases.
Dr. John McBride says he wrote the report because he realized that few of his fellow pediatricians had ever heard of the studies linking acetaminophen with asthma – and therefore most parent’s hadn’t either. Full Read
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