Patient was educated on the side effects of using Tylenol as follows:
- Nausea, vomiting, and dry mouth
- These are some of the most common side effects of Tylenol.
- Taking Tylenol with some food can minimize the effects of nausea and vomiting.
- Liberal intake of water and sucking on a hard candy can help preventing a dry mouth.
- Dizziness
- Tylenol can produce mild drowsiness and dizziness, as a side effect in some individuals.
- Avoid driving or operating heavy machinery until you know how Tylenol affects you.
- Anaphylaxis
- A rare, but serious anaphylactic response can occur for Tylenol.
- Patients can present with extreme itching and rash, swelling of the face and throat, dizziness, bronchoconstriction, and difficulty breathing.
- This is an emergency and medical attention should be sought immediately, without any delay.
- Hepatic damage
- Tylenol intake can lead to hepatic injury, thus compromising liver function.
- Hepatic injury and altered liver function can result in increased bilirubin levels in the body, resulting in itching, jaundice with yellowing of skin and sclera, dark urine, altered metabolism with nausea and vomiting, pain in the right upper abdominal quadrant, and fatigue.
- Skin rash
- Tylenol intake can result in mild skin rash and dermatitis.
