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Acetaminophen Treatment Report
Most Popular Brands: Tylenol, Paracetamol, Tylenol PM (Show all)
Generic Name: Acetaminophen
See also: Pain Reliever PM, Panlor SS, Robaxacet
What is Acetaminophen?
Acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) is one of the most commonly used analgesics (pain relievers) in Western medicine. Widely available either by itself or in cold and flu remedies, it is used to relieve aches and pains on an as-needed basis.
Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken |
# of patients
Efficacy
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Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | 37 |
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5 | |||
| General health | 5 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Back pain | 1 | 0 | |||||
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Neurological protectant | 1 | 0 |
See all 57 patients currently taking Acetaminophen
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Side Effects
Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Acetaminophen. See all 26 dosages ►
| 1000 mg as needed | 1000mg as needed | 150mg as needed | 20 mg as needed | 2 500mg as needed | 260mg as needed | 2 80mg as needed | 500 mg as needed | 500mg as needed | 500mg monthly | 650 mg as needed | 650mg as needed | as needed | daily | mg as needed | 2 mg daily | 3 other daily | 500 mg weekly | 80 mg/0.8 mL daily | 250 mg daily | 500 mg daily | 1000 mg daily | 1300 mg daily | 2000 mg daily | 2400 mg daily | 3000 mg daily | ||
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Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Did not seem to work
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4 | 40% |
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Other
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3 | 30% |
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Course of treatment ended
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2 | 20% |
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Personal research
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1 | 10% |
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Doctor's advice
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1 | 10% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 10% |
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Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼
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Patient Evaluations
See all 7 patient evaluations
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- jmlasorsa
- Sex: F
- Bulbar: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: mild
- Legs: moderate
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- jmlasorsa
- 500mg monthly
- since Aug 18, 2008
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Pain
-
Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- old goat
- Sex: M
- Bulbar: none
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: none
- Legs: moderate
- Type: Upper Motor Neuron
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- old goat
- 1300 mg daily
- since Sep 16, 2008
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Efficacy
Slight
for Pain
-
Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
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- SirIsaac
- Sex: M
- Bulbar: moderate
- Arms: moderate
- Chest: moderate
- Legs: moderate
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- SirIsaac
- 1000 mg daily
- since Nov 17, 2009
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Efficacy
Moderate
for Pain
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Side Effects
None
- See full evaluation
See all 7 patient evaluations
Report created on March 19, 2010.