"Acetaminophen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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 D02.092.146.113.092.040
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| Concept/Terms |
Acetaminophen- Acetaminophen
- Acetominophen
- Hydroxyacetanilide
- APAP
- p-Acetamidophenol
- p-Hydroxyacetanilide
- Paracetamol
- N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetanilide
- Acetamidophenol
- N-Acetyl-p-aminophenol
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acetaminophen" by people in Profiles.
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Costs of Nonoperative Procedures for Knee Osteoarthritis in the Year Prior to Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2022 Oct 05; 104(19):1697-1702.
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Drivers of Unequal Healthcare Costs in the Nonoperative Treatment of Late-Stage Knee Osteoarthritis Prior to Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty. J Arthroplasty. 2022 Oct; 37(10):1967-1972.e1.
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Ibuprofen vs. Acetaminophen for Fever or Pain in Children Younger Than Two Years. Am Fam Physician. 2021 May 01; 103(9):Online.
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Single dose systemic acetaminophen to improve patient reported quality of recovery after ambulatory segmental mastectomy: A prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled, clinical trial. Breast J. 2018 05; 24(3):240-244.
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Comparison of naproxen with cyclobenzaprine, oxycodone-acetaminophen, and placebo for the treatment of acute low back pain. CJEM. 2016 Nov; 18(6):491-494.
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Single-dose systemic acetaminophen to prevent postoperative pain: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Clin J Pain. 2015 Jan; 31(1):86-93.