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How safe is paracetamol 500mg x 2tabs in pregnancy? can it harm baby in any way? im 23wks pregnant. had it twice today due to a head cold.

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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Acetaminophen: (Paracetamol/ Tylenol) is FDA pregnancy class B in all 3 semesters. That means that you may use it if needed within the recommended dosage range. Recently Tylenol manufacturer lowered max dose recommendations to no more than 2- 500 mg tabs orally 3 times a day (for max of 3,000 mg/ day).

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