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Brand Names:
Atasol-500, Equate Acetaminophen, Panadol, Panadol Osteo, Panamax, Paracetamol, Tylenol, Tylenol Arthritis Extended Relief, 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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See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.
Reasons Taken
158 patients in the community are taking or have taken Acetaminophen.
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Pain | 71 | 44% |
| Other | 50 | 31% |
| General health | 9 | 5% |
| Headache | 4 | 2% |
| Awakening due to pain | 3 | 1% |
| severe headaches | 2 | 1% |
| Fever | 1 | <1% |
| Optic neuritis (inflammation of optic nerve) | 1 | <1% |
| Earache | 1 | <1% |
| Sexual dysfunction | 1 | <1% |
| disease-related symptoms | 1 | <1% |
| Insomnia | 1 | <1% |
| Support another treatment | 1 | <1% |
| 0 day | 0 mg none | 0 none | 1 day | 1.5 g day | 2 day | 71.43 mg week | 80 mg day | 142.86 mg week | 160 mg day | 200 mg day | 214.29 mg week | 500 mg day | 650 mg day | 1000 mg day | 1300 mg day | 1500 mg day | 1950 mg day | 2000 mg day | 2600 mg day | 3000 mg day | 3200 mg day | 3900 mg day | 4000 mg day | 4500 mg day | ||
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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 19 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.
Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)
| Major | 15% | 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 46% | 6 |
| Slight | 38% | 5 |
Pain
Side-effects (as an overall problem)
| Severe | 0% | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| Moderate | 11% | 2 |
| Mild | 5% | 1 |
| None | 84% | 16 |
Top reported side-effects include: morning groggy if taken too late >10pm, Liver problems, stomachache
Summary results are based on 19 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.
Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 19)
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- HopeLives
- Sensation: None
- Overall: Mild
- Cognition: mild
- Vision: moderate
- Speech: none
- Swallowing: none
- 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: 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