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What is the maximum number of days you can take tylenol (acetaminophen)?

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Dr. Christiaan Maurer answered

Depends: The max for a healthy adult is around 4500mg daily. And alcoholic should not exceed 2000mg in a day.

Answered 10/3/2016

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