Acetaminophen
"Acetaminophen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Analgesic antipyretic derivative of acetanilide. It has weak anti-inflammatory properties and is used as a common analgesic, but may cause liver, blood cell, and kidney damage.
| Descriptor ID |
D000082
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.199.092.040
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| Concept/Terms |
Acetaminophen- Acetaminophen
- Hydroxyacetanilide
- N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetanilide
- Paracetamol
- Acetominophen
- N-Acetyl-p-aminophenol
- p-Acetamidophenol
- p-Hydroxyacetanilide
- APAP
- Acetamidophenol
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acetaminophen" by people in Profiles.
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Sawant RV, Goyal RK, Rajan SS, Patel HK, Essien EJ, Sansgiry SS. Factors associated with intention to engage in self-protective behavior: The case of over-the-counter acetaminophen products. Res Social Adm Pharm. 2016 Mar-Apr; 12(2):327-35.
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Goyal RK, Rajan SS, Essien EJ, Sansgiry SS. Effectiveness of FDA's new over-the-counter acetaminophen warning label in improving consumer risk perception of liver damage. J Clin Pharm Ther. 2012 Dec; 37(6):681-5.
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Brune GG, Brune RM, Wiskemann A. [Tryptophan metabolism in patients with pellagra]. Arch Dermatol Forsch. 1970; 240(1):44-54.