Many people take acetaminophen without realizing it, for symptoms like fever, for help in sleeping and for colds and flu. Ninety-nine out of 100 percent of that is going to be Tylenol or acetaminophen, not necessarily the Tylenol brand. And that's going to be in much smaller print on the box. The pain reliever is also found in certain prescription drugs. So a person could unknowingly take it for a headache, on top of the dose they're already getting with their prescription drug.
Some prescription medications contain acetaminophen.
After having triple bypass surgery, Shirley Crawley is aware of what she takes. I can't take aspirin. I can only take Tylenol. I can't take any of the other pain medications. But most Americans are not as in tune with the consequences or the risks of what they take over the counter.