Comment Re:not really a ban (Score 1) 631
I don't see (aside from advertising and bribing doctors and hospitals) why acetomenaphine needs to be on the market at all, as there are a plethora of newer, more effective, and safer analgesics these days. Acetominaphine won't relieve swelling at all, while aspirin and other analgesics will.
First, acetaminophen has been on the market so long that I'm sure there is no financial incentive to prescribe it. Some of the newer cocktails, maybe, but I think most of the drugs listed now have generics in the US market.
Second, acetaminophen is the only OTC pain killer that is not a blood thinner to some degree. I was specifically instructed to take acetaminophen rather than ibuprofen which, while not as bad as aspirin, still thins the blood.