In April, 2009, the FDA ordered new
labeling to draw attention to the potential for liver damage from acetaminophen overdose and stomach bleeds from nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents.
“Acetaminophen is a common reason to need a new liver,” said Maurizio Bonacini, MD, liver transplant specialist at California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco, who headed the FDA petition project. “Every week we have patients who have run into trouble with acetaminophen toxicity.