Chemistry: Foundations and Applications - Acetaminophen
January 1, 2004 -- Acetaminophen The drug acetaminophen is a pain reliever (an analgesic ) and a fever- reducing agent (an antipyretic). It is found in...
Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery - Acetaminophen
January 1, 2004 -- Acetaminophen Definition Acetaminophen is a medicine used to relieve pain and reduce fever. Purpose Acetaminophen is used to relieve many kinds of...
HealthDay - Acetaminophen Linked to Childhood Asthma
September 19, 2008 -- Children given acetaminophen during the first year of life to reduce fever are more likely to develop asthma later on, a new study finds. These...
Pediatrics for Parents - Asthma and acetaminophen
September 1, 2006 -- The use of acetaminophen, the recommended pain pill for children, has been proposed as one of the reasons for the increase number of children with...
Encyclopedia of Medicine - Acetaminophen
April 6, 2001 -- DefinitionAcetaminophen is a medicine used to relieve pain and reduce fever.PurposeAcetaminophen is used to relieve many...
Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence - Acetaminophen
April 6, 2001 -- Acetaminophen, sold without a prescription from a physician, is one of several medications used to treat fever and to relieve pain and general...
Health News - The dangers of acetaminophen
June 1, 2006 -- Safe and effective, acetaminophen is the most widely-used pain medication in the United States: An estimated 36 percent of Americans take a product...
Ebony - Acetaminophen and pain
April 1, 2006 -- Q I'm a 44-year-old, busy woman who has routine aches and pains like thousands of other people. When the pain gets too bad, I take pain relievers...
Oncology Nursing Forum - Acetaminophen lots are recalled
March 1, 2007 -- The FDA and Perrigo Company notified the public of a voluntary recall of 383 lots of acetaminophen 500 mg caplets manufactured and distributed under...
Pediatric News - Early acetaminophen use tied to asthma at age 7
October 1, 2008 -- Exposure to acetaminophen, known as paracetamol outside the United States, may be an important risk factor for the development of asthma later in...
