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Acetaminophen Treatment Report

Brand Names: Tylenol PM, Tylenol, Tylenol ES, Tylenol Arthritis
See also: Pain Reliever PM, Panlor SS, Robaxacet

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

25 patients in the community are taking or have taken Acetaminophen.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Pain, leg 6 24%
Insomnia 4 16%
Other 3 12%
Headaches 2 8%
Pain 2 8%
General health 1 4%
Mobility 1 4%
knee pain 1 4%
Pain, neck 1 4%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Acetaminophen.

Top 10 (Show all)

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  1000mg-50mg/30mL as needed 2 500mg as needed 2 as needed 325 mg as needed 3 500mg as needed 500mg as needed mg as needed 500 mg daily 650 mg daily 1000 mg daily 1300 mg daily 2000 mg daily
  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 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Acetaminophen or how long patients were taking Acetaminophen before stopping.

Currently Taking Acetaminophen

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

Stopped Taking Acetaminophen

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
2
2
0
0
2
Why Patients Stopped Taking Acetaminophen (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Doctor's advice 4 57% Doctor's advice: 57%
Course of treatment ended 2 29% Course of treatment ended: 29%
Did not seem to work 1 14% Did not seem to work: 14%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 1 patient evaluation. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

There is currently no efficacy data for Acetaminophen.

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 0% 0
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 100% 1

Top reported side-effects include: Stomach ache, Morning grogginess if taken > 10pm, Liver impairment (chronic)

Summary results are based on 1 individual response. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (1 of 1)

  • HikerGrams
    Sex: F
    Mouth/throat: mild
    Arms: mild
    Chest: mild
    Legs: mild
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  • HikerGrams
  • by HikerGrams
    Jun 01, 2009
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Pain, leg

See all evaluation results for Acetaminophen

Report created on November 07, 2009.