Select a community
MS
Find out more about the PatientsLikeMe
MS Community
Home > Community Treatment Reports > Acetaminophen Treatment Report
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.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
0 0%
Moderate
3 8%
Mild
0 0%
None
34 92%

Most commonly reported side effects

liver problems possible
1 3%
Liver impairment (chronic)
1 3%
Morning grogginess if taken > 10pm
1 3%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Acetaminophen. See all 72 dosages

  1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL as needed 1000mg-50mg/30mL as needed 1000 mg all the time (24/7) 1000 mg as needed 1000mg as needed 1200mg as needed 1300 mg as needed 160mg as needed 200 mg as needed 200mg as needed 2 325mg as needed 2 500mg/15mL as needed 2 500mg as needed 250mg as needed 2 650mg as needed 2 as needed 2mg as needed 300mg as needed 325 mg all the time (24/7) 325 mg as needed 325mg as needed 3 500mg/15mL as needed 3 500mg as needed 400mg as needed 40mg as needed 440mg as needed 4 500mg as needed 4 650mg as needed 500 mg all the time (24/7) 500 mg as needed 500mg as needed 600mcg as needed 6 500mg as needed 650 mg as needed 650mg as needed 665mg as needed 80 mg as needed as needed daily mg as needed 3 g 500 mg weekly 80 mg/0.8 mL daily 80 mg daily 100 g daily 1000 mg weekly 160 mg daily 200 mg daily 1500 mg weekly 240 mg daily 320 mg daily 4 x 80 mg/0.8 mL daily 325 mg daily 3000 mg weekly 500 mg/15 mL daily 500 mg daily 500 mg one time 650 mg daily 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily 1000 mg daily 1000 mg one time 2 x 500 mg/15 mL daily 1300 mg daily 1500 mg daily 1950 mg daily 2000 mg daily 2 x 1000 mg-50 mg/30 mL daily 2600 mg daily 3000 mg daily 3900 mg daily 4000 mg daily 4500 mg daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 15 Number of Patients: 15 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 36 Number of Patients: 36 1 Number of Patients: 1 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 26 Number of Patients: 26 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Acetaminophen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
14 40% Other: 40%
Did not seem to work
6 17% Did not seem to work: 17%
Course of treatment ended
6 17% Course of treatment ended: 17%
Not indicated
4 11% Not indicated: 11%
Doctor's advice
4 11% Doctor's advice: 11%
Personal research
3 9% Personal research: 9%
Side effects too severe
1 3% Side effects too severe: 3%

See all 34 patients who’ve stopped taking Acetaminophen

Currently Taking Acetaminophen

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
0
2
5
40
29
53

Stopped Taking Acetaminophen

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
3
4
7
7
4
9

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
18 49%
Usually
10 27%
Sometimes
8 22%
Never
1 3%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 3%
Somewhat
0 0%
A little
4 11%
Not at all
32 86%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
1 3%
$25-49
2 5%
< $25
24 65%

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.

Report created on November 24, 2009.