Acetaminophen Treatment Report
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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.
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Reasons Taken
130 patients in the community are taking or have taken Acetaminophen.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | 58 | 44% |
| Other | 46 | 35% |
| General health | 9 | 6% |
| Headache | 3 | 2% |
| Awakening due to pain | 2 | 1% |
| severe headaches | 2 | 1% |
| Sexual dysfunction | 1 | <1% |
| Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve) | 1 | <1% |
| Earache | 1 | <1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | <1% |
| Insomnia | 1 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | <1% |
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 14 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 11% | 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 56% | 5 |
| Slight | 33% | 3 |
Insomnia
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 7% | 1 |
| Mild | 0% | 0 |
| None | 93% | 13 |
Top reported side-effects include: morning groggy if taken too late >10pm, Liver problems
Summary results are based on 14 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 14)
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- HopeLives
- Sensation: Moderate
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- 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
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Moderate
- Cognition: moderate
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: moderate
- Swallowing: moderate
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
- See profile
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by JesswithMS
Aug 20, 2008
- EfficacyModerate
- Side-effectsNone
- Pain
- See full evaluation
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0 helpful marks