Check the medication information sheet below,  what do you think that how the companies get these pieces of information.

Curren'S Math For Meds: Dosages & Sol
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Chapter6: Oral Medication Labels And Dosage Calculation
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Check the medication information sheet below,  what do you think that how the companies get these pieces of information.

Drug Facts
|Active ingredient
(in each caplet)
Drug Facts (continued)
Purpose Stop use and ask a doctor if
I pain gets worse or lasts more than 10 days
fever gets worse or lasts more than 3 days
I new symptoms occur
These could be signs of a serious condition.
If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional
before use.
Keep out of reach of children. Overdose warning: In case
of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control
Center right away (1-800-222-1222). Quick medical
attention is critical for adults as well as for children even if
Acetaminophen 500 mg..
..Pain reliever/fever reducer
I redness or swelling is present
2 Uses
Temporarily relieves minor aches and pains due to:
i the common cold
I minor pain of arthritis
I muscular aches
I premenstrual and menstrual cramps
i temporarily reduces fever
I headache
backache
i toothache
you do not notice any signs or symptoms.
3 Warnings
Directions
i do not take more than directed (see overdose warning)
LIver warning: This product contains acetaminophen. Severe
liver damage may occur if you take
I more than 4,000 mg of acetaminophen in 24 hours
I with other drugs containing acetaminophen
13 or more alcoholic drinks every day while using this product
Allergy alert: Acetaminophen may cause severe skin
reactions. Symptoms may include:
I skin reddening
If a skin reaction occurs, stop use and seek medical help
right away.
I take 2 caplets every 6 hours
while symptoms last
1 do not take more than 6 caplets
in 24 hours, unless directed by
a doctor
1 do not use for more than 10 days
unless directed by a doctor
adults and children
12 years and over
I blisters
I rash
children under
ask a doctor
Do not use
I with any other drug containing acetaminophen
12 years
(prescription or nonprescription). If you are not sure whether
a drug contains acetaminophen, ask a doctor or pharmacist.
if you have ever had an allergic reaction to this product
or any of its ingredients
Other information 1 store at 20-25°C (68-77°F)
Inactive ingredients carnauba wax, corn starch“,
croscarmeliose sodium", hypromellose, polyethylene giycol,
povidone, pregelatinized starch, sodium starch glycolate*,
Ask a doctor before use if you have liver disease
Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking the stearic acid *may contain one or more of these ingredients
blood thinning drug warfarin
Questions or comments?1-800-719-9260
Transcribed Image Text:Drug Facts |Active ingredient (in each caplet) Drug Facts (continued) Purpose Stop use and ask a doctor if I pain gets worse or lasts more than 10 days fever gets worse or lasts more than 3 days I new symptoms occur These could be signs of a serious condition. If pregnant or breast-feeding, ask a health professional before use. Keep out of reach of children. Overdose warning: In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away (1-800-222-1222). Quick medical attention is critical for adults as well as for children even if Acetaminophen 500 mg.. ..Pain reliever/fever reducer I redness or swelling is present 2 Uses Temporarily relieves minor aches and pains due to: i the common cold I minor pain of arthritis I muscular aches I premenstrual and menstrual cramps i temporarily reduces fever I headache backache i toothache you do not notice any signs or symptoms. 3 Warnings Directions i do not take more than directed (see overdose warning) LIver warning: This product contains acetaminophen. Severe liver damage may occur if you take I more than 4,000 mg of acetaminophen in 24 hours I with other drugs containing acetaminophen 13 or more alcoholic drinks every day while using this product Allergy alert: Acetaminophen may cause severe skin reactions. Symptoms may include: I skin reddening If a skin reaction occurs, stop use and seek medical help right away. I take 2 caplets every 6 hours while symptoms last 1 do not take more than 6 caplets in 24 hours, unless directed by a doctor 1 do not use for more than 10 days unless directed by a doctor adults and children 12 years and over I blisters I rash children under ask a doctor Do not use I with any other drug containing acetaminophen 12 years (prescription or nonprescription). If you are not sure whether a drug contains acetaminophen, ask a doctor or pharmacist. if you have ever had an allergic reaction to this product or any of its ingredients Other information 1 store at 20-25°C (68-77°F) Inactive ingredients carnauba wax, corn starch“, croscarmeliose sodium", hypromellose, polyethylene giycol, povidone, pregelatinized starch, sodium starch glycolate*, Ask a doctor before use if you have liver disease Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are taking the stearic acid *may contain one or more of these ingredients blood thinning drug warfarin Questions or comments?1-800-719-9260
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