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FDA Drug Safety Communication: FDA warns of rare but serious skin reactions with the pain reliever/fever reducer acetaminophen

Here are the details. The link is given in the article which Pooh listed. Click on the tabs on the FDA website for further details. It is rare but the actual incidence is unclear. Part of the problem with SJS is that fever is an early symptom. Thus if a patient took acetaminophen for fever then developed SJS it is difficult to ascertain whether the medication caused the complication or whether the disease process was already underway before the medication was taken.