~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ With parents using holistic meds /w Rx is this: What happens when there is an interaction, or somthing of the sort and the attorneys come after you because you didn't ask about other meds, you didn't stop them, ect.... Sincerely, Ryan Werstuik -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Fellmeth <> To: Anne M. Weir <>; <> Date: Monday, October 20, 1997 3:36 PM Subject: Re: Tylenol Maker Adds New Warning >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Not only is the Tylenol a problem in and of itself, I've had 2 children end >up with new livers due to the mixing of Tylenol with "safe" holistic >medications their parents were giving them to ward off illness. I now >always ask about natural/holistic meds when prescribing. > - >----- >Wayne G. Fellmeth, MD, FAAP >Hunterdon Pediatric Associates, pc >Flemington, NJ > > >Mental Floss prevents Moral Decay. - >--- > > >---------- >| From: Anne M. Weir <> >|| Having cared for a 2 year old child who died in our PICU from liver >| failure following a tylenol overdose, I would think that it would >| certainly be better for them to call rather than read the bottle and try > >| to figure it out because they didn't want to disturb the physician. This > >| child's parents were well educated and were dosing the child based on the > >| dose they'd always given - didn't realize the difference in products. >| >| Anne Weir, >| Arkansas Children's Hospital >| > >