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From: ed@mtxinu.UUCP (Ed Gould)
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Subject: Re: Ibuprofen: what the ads don't tell you
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Date: Sun, 3-Mar-85 19:27:28 EST
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> Before you throw out your aspirin and Tylenol and stock up on the new
> ibuprofen-containing nonprescription analgesics ...

Also, note that the margin of error between a theraputic dose and a
toxic dose of aspirin is greater than for acetamenophen (Tylenol,
etc.), and acetamenophen has a greater margin than ibuprofen.

(This is information I got from a friend who is a lawyer involved in
medical malpractice defense, so it's at least third-hand from a
physician.)

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