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Paracetamol (INN) (IPA: ) or acetaminophen (USAN) is a common analgesic and antipyretic drug that is used for the relief of fever, headaches, and other minor aches and pains. Paracetamol is also useful in managing more severe pain, allowing lower dosages of additional NSAID or opioid analgesics to be used, so minimising overall side-effects. It is a major ingredient in numerous cold and flu medications and many prescription analgesics. It is remarkably safe in recommended doses, but because of its wide availability, deliberate or accidental overdoses are fairly common.
The words acetaminophen and paracetamol both come from the chemical names for the compound: N-acetyl-para-aminophenol and para-acetyl-amino-phenol. In some contexts, it is shortened to apap, for N-acetyl-para-amino-phenol.
History
In ancient and medieval times, the only antipyretic agents known were compounds contained in white willow bark (a family of chemicals known as salicins, which led to the development of aspirin), and compounds contained in cinchona bark. Cinchona bark was also used to create the anti-malaria drug quinine. Quinine itself also has antipyretic effects. Efforts to refine and isolate salicin and salicylic acid took place throughout the middle- and late-19th century, and was accomplished by Bayer chemist Felix Hoffman (this was also done by French chemist Charles Gergardt 40 years earlier, but he abandoned the work after deciding it was too impractable).* More on [ Paracetamol ]
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I should just stay home. But I took like 500 grams of Acetaminophen I hope I'll be good.
sammasaurr (Dr. Christina Yang) Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:02:42 -0000
I should just stay home. But I took like 500 grams of Acetaminophen I hope I'll be good.
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