An FDA advisory committee recently recommended that the FDA set certain limits on acetaminophen, a drug that is used in many prescription and nonprescription medicines to relieve pain and reduce fever.

Those limits could include taking off the market some prescription drugs, such as the painkillers , which combine acetaminophen with other active ingredients.
The reason for the proposed limits is the risk of liver damage from taking too much acetaminophen.

That risk isn't new, and the FDA advisory committees don't set policy -- that's the FDA's job, and the FDA hasn't decided what to do about acetaminophen yet.But the FDA advisory committee meeting is drawing attention to acetaminophen.
The FDA states that "acetaminophen is an important drug, and its effectiveness in relieving pain and fever is widely known. This drug is generally considered safe when used according to the directions on its labeling. But taking more than the recommended amount can cause liver damage, ranging from abnormalities in liver function blood tests, to acute liver, failure, and even death."
FDA advisory committees considered following options:
To take it exactly as instructed by your doctor.
Taking too much, even a little too much, is risky, even if you didn't need a prescription to get it.
Never take more than one medicine that contains acetaminophen.
Talk to your doctor before taking acetaminophen if you have liver disease, or take the blood thinner warfarin.
Good luck.