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What is Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)?

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.

Reported Purpose & Efficacy

Reasons and Efficacy
Purpose # of patients
# of patients with evaluations Efficacy
Major
Moderate
Slight
None
Can’t tell
Pain 436 74 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Headaches 100 20 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 81 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Tension Headache 46 4 Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Insomnia 33 9 Efficacy_major Efficacy_slight
Fibromyalgia 32 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none

See all 874 patients currently taking Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 6
Moderate
 8
Mild
 14
None
 132

Commonly reported side effects, conditions, and hospitalizations associated with Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)

Stomach pain 4
Stomach upset 4
Groggy in morning 4
Liver problems possible 3
Liver Impairment 3
Elevated liver enzymes 2
See all 18 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Acetaminophen (Paracetamol). See all 143 dosages ►

  2 500mg as needed 500mg as needed 2 650mg as needed 1,000mg as needed 500 mg daily 1,000 mg daily 1,300 mg daily 2,000 mg daily 3,000 mg daily 4,000 mg daily
  165 Number of Patients: 165 91 Number of Patients: 91 40 Number of Patients: 40 26 Number of Patients: 26 37 Number of Patients: 37 52 Number of Patients: 52 23 Number of Patients: 23 24 Number of Patients: 24 23 Number of Patients: 23 23 Number of Patients: 23  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 70   Did not seem to work: 40%
Other 42   Other: 24%
Doctor's advice 39   Doctor's advice: 22%
Side effects too severe 19   Side effects too severe: 11%
Course of treatment ended 18   Course of treatment ended: 10%
Personal research 10   Personal research: 6%
Not indicated 7   Not indicated: 4%
Expense 2   Expense: 1%

See all 173 patients who’ve stopped taking Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)

Reported Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)

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

Stopped Taking Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)

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

Reported Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Adherence of Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)

Always
 79 49%
Usually
 52 33%
Sometimes
 26 16%
Never
 3 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)

Very
 5 3%
Somewhat
 2 1%
A little
 19 12%
Not at all
 134 84%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

Cost of Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)

$200+
 0 0%
$100-199
 0 0%
$50-99
 3 3%
$25-49
 4 4%
< $25
 93 93%

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Report created on February 10, 2012.