I must admit my jaw dropped when I read the headline about the FDA recommending a ban on two popular painkillers…Percocet and Vicodin. Both of these drugs are combination drugs, which means they combine another ingredient with acetaminophen (AKA: Tylenol). Tylenol is available over the counter and Percocet and Vicodin both require special “secure” prescriptions, yet it is the acetaminophen component that the FDA is worried about.