Could Tylenol be making your child's health worse? Acetaminophen is widely used for pain and fever relief, but research suggests it depletes glutathione, a powerful antioxidant essential for immune function, Acetaminophen at low doses depletes airway glutathione and alters respiratory reflex responses Smith 2013 The FASEB Journal Wiley Online Library Acetaminophen Glutathione Disodium Salt CAS 64889 81 2 (free acid) SCBT Santa Cruz Biotechnology Acetaminophen causes neurodevelopmental injury in susceptible babies and children: no valid rationale for controversy