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To the Editor: Graudins et al. (July 20 issue)¹ report a case of an overdose of extended-release acetaminophen (Tylenol Extended Relief, McNeil Pharmaceuticals). We would like to provide additional information to help physicians evaluate such cases.

With regard to the formulation, Tylenol Extended Relief is a bilayered extended-release caplet containing a total of 650 mg of acetaminophen. One side of the caplet contains 325 mg of immediate-release acetaminophen. The other side contains a matrix formulation of 325 mg of acetaminophen designed to be released more slowly. In vitro, 2 caplets containing a total of 1.3 g of acetaminophen release 88 . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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