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Brand Names:
Atasol-500, Panadol, Panadol Osteo, Panamax, Paracetamol, Paracetamol Effervescent, Tylenol, Tylenol Arthritis Caplet, Tylenol Arthritis Extended Relief, Tylenol ES, Tylenol PM
Generic Name: Acetaminophen
See also:
Pain Reliever PM, Panlor SS
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.
See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
183 patients in the community are taking or have taken Acetaminophen.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | 81 | 44% |
| Other | 55 | 30% |
| General health | 12 | 6% |
| severe headaches | 6 | 3% |
| Support another treatment | 4 | 2% |
| Awakening due to pain | 3 | 1% |
| Headache | 3 | 1% |
| Insomnia | 2 | 1% |
| Fever | 1 | <1% |
| Sexual dysfunction | 1 | <1% |
| Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve) | 1 | <1% |
| Earache | 1 | <1% |
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Duration
How long current patients have been taking Acetaminophen or how long patients were taking Acetaminophen before stopping.
Currently taking Acetaminophen
Stopped taking Acetaminophen
Patient Reported Evaluations
Results from 24 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 19% | 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 50% | 8 |
| Slight | 31% | 5 |
Pain
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 8% | 2 |
| Mild | 4% | 1 |
| None | 88% | 21 |
Top reported side-effects include: Liver problems, stomachache, morning groggy if taken too late >10pm
Summary results are based on 24 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 24)
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- HopeLives
- Sex: F
- Flare-up: Moderate
- Sensation: None
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: none
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- Upper limb: mild
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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by HopeLives
Aug 18, 2008
- EfficacyMajor
- Side-effectsNone
- Support another treatment
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks
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- JesswithMS
- Sex: F
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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by JesswithMS
Aug 20, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Pain
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks