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Brand Names: Arthritis Extended Relief, Atasol-500, Equate, Panadol, Panadol Osteo, Panamax, Paracetamol, Pinex Forte, Tylenol, Tylenol ES, Tylenol PM
Generic Name: Acetaminophen
See also: Ixprim, Midol, Pain Reliever PM, Panlor SS, Tramacet

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. Read more...Click to read more below

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Reasons Taken

37 patients in the community are taking or have taken Acetaminophen.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Pain 18 60%
Other 5 16%
General health 4 13%
Insomnia 1 3%
disease-related symptoms 1 3%
Stiffness/spasticity 1 3%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Acetaminophen.

  0 mg day 0 day 0 mg month 0 mg none 0 none 500 mg day 1300 mg day 2000 mg day 2400 mg day 3000 mg day
  3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 16 Number of Patients: 16 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Acetaminophen or how long patients were taking Acetaminophen before stopping.

Currently taking Acetaminophen

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
0
5
4
9
5

Stopped taking Acetaminophen

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
0
1
0
1
1
Why Patients Stopped Taking Acetaminophen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 2 50% Did not seem to work: 50%
Other 2 50% Other: 50%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and the individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Moderate 100% 1
Insomnia

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 1

Top reported side-effects include:

Adherence

Always 0%
Usually 100%
Sometimes 0%
Never 0%

Burden

Major 0%
Moderate 0%
Slight 0%
None 100%

Cost

$200+ 0%
$100-199 0%
$50-99 0%
$25-49 0%
less than $25 0%

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

  • jmlasorsa
    Mouth/throat: moderate
    Arms: moderate
    Chest: mild
    Legs: moderate
    See profile
  • jmlasorsa
  • by jmlasorsa
    Aug 18, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone

  • Pain

See all evaluation results for Acetaminophen



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