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Can Tylenol Extra Strength Be Taken For Stomach Pain In Cancer Patient?
My Mother is going through Chemotherapy treatment and is currently taking Taxol, so because she has stomach pain, she would like to know if she can take Tylenol Extra Strenght which contains Acetaminophen . Can she take this medication right now? Please advise. It would be highly appreciated. Thank you, Sincere regards, Jaime
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Acetaminophen has no contraindication in patients receiving Taxol. Yes she can take extra strength tablets also as long as her liver function is good. If her liver function tests are normal she has no contraindications for any strength of analgecis
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