Guess What the Tylenol Shortage and the
Fentanyl Surplus Have in Common
PJ Media,
by
Stephen Green
Original Article
Posted By: Garnet,
12/29/2022 2:23:09 PM
There’s a nationwide shortage of Tylenol and other common pain medications. Meanwhile, there’s plenty of Fentanyl coming in through America’s porous southern border for anyone who wants to get high — or dead.CBS News reported Thursday on our “national shortage” of children’s Tylenol and other medicines have “retailers like CVS, Target and Walgreens” placing strict limits on how much medicine people can buy.
Even though companies like Johnson & Johnson are producing new meds “around the clock,” shortages could nevertheless last “into early next year.”
One reason for the shortages is a spike in demand caused by the annual flu season, COVID-19, and unusually high RSV and
Reply 1 - Posted by:
GustoGrabber 12/29/2022 2:27:31 PM (No. 1367000)
How is government regulating output? Or is this because we gave away all pharmaceutical responsibilities to our good friends the Chinese? Are there any facilities within the great 48 that can be used to start making these generic medications? Or have regulations sponsored by foreign agents prevented the legal and cost effective production of basic medications?
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 12/29/2022 2:27:46 PM (No. 1367001)
Obviously, Chicomsville.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
EJKrausJr 12/29/2022 2:37:28 PM (No. 1367007)
The CCP is part of the supply chain of incredients that are needed for production of Tylenol. Shortage of Tylenol. CCP. Coincidence? Gibb's rule 39 applies here.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
bad-hair 12/29/2022 3:05:25 PM (No. 1367023)
Tylenol's pretty much low dose Fentanyl.
Buy Tylenol and take 7 of them.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
john56 12/29/2022 3:38:57 PM (No. 1367027)
Not too many years ago, most American pharmaceutical companies had manufacturing operations on Puerto Rico, providing US-made drugs and providing well-paying jobs. In return, the US companies got a tax break, which I believe was removed by the Clinton Regime.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Catherine 12/29/2022 3:49:12 PM (No. 1367028)
Whoa # 4 - I did discover while having pain from an abscessed tooth at opioid pills wouldn't touch that three extra strength Tylenol helped tremendously. But Seven? You know about Tylenol and liver issues, right?
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Quigley 12/29/2022 3:55:04 PM (No. 1367030)
Are all these stories about “little destructions” just anecdotes of a massive civilization churning through life?
Or are they data points that add up to systemic, unmanageable failure?
Not that a Tylenol shortage if your child has a bad fever wouldn’t be catastrophic.
And not that schmoe is capable of managing anything even if he doesn’t happen to be on vacation at any particular moment.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
skacmar 12/29/2022 3:55:36 PM (No. 1367031)
It is not like there has never been a flu outbreak along with other illnesses at the same time before. There was always plenty of Tylenol or store brand / generic substitutes. Today, Government and media created fearmongering over the newest epidemic sweeping the nation is causing parents to panic. Normally easy to find drugs and medications are now difficult to find. What happened to all of the drug manufacturers? There were plenty a year ago. Are they victims of Biden's Build Back Better policies to assure equity? Make sure that nobody has access to medications!
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
DVC 12/29/2022 4:34:08 PM (No. 1367040)
Both coming from China?
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
ladydawgfan 12/29/2022 4:47:14 PM (No. 1367046)
Tylenol has never worked for me for anything. Ibuprofen, on the other hand, works very well. Thankfully I was able to put in some when I went to Costco.
I wish Ketoprofin was still available OTC. That was better than either of them.
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
DVC 12/29/2022 6:54:02 PM (No. 1367095)
Re #4, I hope you were trying to be funny, but it is not. Tylenol is the most dangerous OTC medicine, according to a pharmacist friend. He says that the normal dosage is only 1/8th the fatal dosage. Overdosing on Tylenol like "take 7 of them" is literally suicidal. The toxic effect literally kills your liver and it is "unfixable".
I'm not kidding, and you shouldn't give out potentially deadly advice like that.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
DVC 12/29/2022 7:04:28 PM (No. 1367097)
Re #10, a perfect example of why OTC pain killers have to be tested on each person. I'm the opposite of you, Tylenol and aspirin are very effective for me, and ibuprofen has literally zero effect on me for pain reduction. Ibuprofen works great for my wife, as does both aspirin and Tylenol. I find that naproxin sodium works great for me, too. But tylenol is toxic to the liver in excessive doses.
OTC antihistamines are similarly highly variable in effectiveness and side effects on different people. Dimetapp is like a mickey finn for me, but the cheapest generic diphenhydramine is perfect for a runny nose for me. The same pharmacist friend when asked "what's a good antihistamine" chuckled and said "A simple question with no answer. You have to just try them and see, they all work differently on different people."
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If memory serves, the children's medications shortage started before the cold/flu season. Warnings by people who pay attention were published, but unfortunately so many people just don't grab the clues that are being given. It isn't just the kids who are hurting, but people with heart conditions who are under orders to take a children's aspirin daily to protect their hearts from further problems are also at risk here. I would not be surprised to find out that part of the ingredients for these medications come from China and other countries who are maybe holding back.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
southcarolina 12/30/2022 1:16:04 AM (No. 1367194)
Most likely our Government purched for the illegals along with the baby formula and bottled water. The Sams Club in my area has almost no bottled water.
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