Tylenol (acetaminophen) Liver Damage Causes, Symptoms, Treatment, and Diagnosis

"Is it safe for me to take Tylenol?" Tylenol is currently the most popular painkiller in the United States. Americans take over 8 billion pills (tablets or capsules) of Tylenol each year. Acetaminophen is the general (generic) name for Tylenol, which is a brand name. Although acetaminophen is contained in over 200 medications, most of them do not have the name "Tylenol" on their labels.