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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 490 76 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Headaches 104 21 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Other 81 14 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none Efficacy_cant_tell
Tension Headache 66 5 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight
Myofascial Pain Syndrome 40 4 Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none
Fibromyalgia 38 6 Efficacy_major Efficacy_moderate Efficacy_slight Efficacy_none

See all 954 patients currently taking Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)

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Reported Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
 7
Moderate
 8
Mild
 16
None
 136

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

Stomach pain 5
Stomach upset 4
Groggy in morning 4
Liver problems possible 3
Liver Impairment 3
Elevated liver enzymes 2
See all 20 reported side effects ▼ See top 6 reported side effects ▲

Reported Dosages

Frequently reported dosages based on patients currently taking Acetaminophen (Paracetamol). See all 154 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
  184 Number of Patients: 184 98 Number of Patients: 98 45 Number of Patients: 45 30 Number of Patients: 30 38 Number of Patients: 38 54 Number of Patients: 54 24 Number of Patients: 24 26 Number of Patients: 26 24 Number of Patients: 24 33 Number of Patients: 33  

Reported Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Did not seem to work 79   Did not seem to work: 41%
Other 46   Other: 24%
Doctor's advice 43   Doctor's advice: 22%
Course of treatment ended 23   Course of treatment ended: 12%
Side effects too severe 22   Side effects too severe: 11%
Personal research 10   Personal research: 5%
Not indicated 7   Not indicated: 4%
Expense 2   Expense: 1%

See all 192 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
 83 50%
Usually
 51 31%
Sometimes
 30 18%
Never
 3 2%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Burden of Acetaminophen (Paracetamol)

Very
 5 3%
Somewhat
 2 1%
A little
 19 11%
Not at all
 141 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
 97 93%

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Report created on May 27, 2012.