Acetaminophen is the active metabolite of phenacetin.
[IV] = intravenous.
As a general point most reactions listed are those that have developed following the normal prescribing doses for acetaminophen and the overdosing, poisoning, and other toxicities that have been reported have been excluded.
- TRADE NAMES: Anacin-3 (Wyeth); Darvocet-N (aaiPharma); Excedrin (Bristol-Myers Squibb); Geluprane; Liquiprin; Lorcet (Forest); Mapap; Neopap; Ofirmev; Panadol (GSK); Paracetamol; Percocet (Endo); Percogesic; Phenaphen; Sinutab; Tylenol (Ortho-McNeil); Valadol; Vicodin (AbbVie)
- INDICATIONS: Pain, fever
- SYNONYM: APAP; paracetamol
- CLASS: Analgesic; non-narcotic
- HALF-LIFE: <3 hours
- CLINICALLY IMPORTANT, POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS INTERACTIONS WITH:
Alcohol, Anticonvulsants, Barbiturates, Busulfan, Carbamazepine, Cholestyramine, Conivaptan, Coumarins, Didanosine, Dong Quai, Exenatide, Imatinib, Isoniazid, Liraglutide, Melatonin, Metoclopramide, Metyrapone, PEG-Interferon, Pramlintide, Probenecid, St John's Wort
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