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by connicpu 2381 days ago
500mg is normal for a single extra-strength pill of acetaminophen
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200mg is normal for ibuprofen, and prescriptions for 800mg versions are not unusual.

Meanwhile 500mg is, I believe, more than they combine with opiates and acetaminophen does lead to death via organ failure on the order of hundreds of people a year. I was curious why they weighted the acetaminophen proportionally so much higher than the ibuprofen.