"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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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Acetaminophen" by people in Profiles.
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Pando MM, Ryan KL, Calderon ML, Rodriguez CM, Connor BS, Perez SL, Bunker KD, Hopkins CD, Klemcke HG, Grantham LE, Hinojosa-Laborde C. Effects of a novel acetaminophen analog on cardiorespiratory compensatory responses and survival in a male rat model of traumatic hemorrhage. Physiol Rep. 2025 Nov; 13(22):e70619.
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Kassem AF, Mounier MM, Abdelglil MI, Abdelwahed S, El-Rashedy AA, Saleh A, Saleh MGA, Srour AM. Dual Anticancer and COX-2 Inhibitory Activity of Tailored Paracetamol-Alkanesulfonate Conjugates: A Promising Therapeutic Approach. Arch Pharm (Weinheim). 2025 Oct; 358(10):e70125.
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Csoka AB, El Kouhen N, Bennani S, Getachew B, Aschner M, Tizabi Y. Roles of Epigenetics and Glial Cells in Drug-Induced Autism Spectrum Disorder. Biomolecules. 2024 04 03; 14(4).
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Apata J, Pennap DD, Mosholder AD. The use of analgesics for intentional self-poisoning: Trends in U.S. poison center data. J Psychiatr Res. 2023 07; 163:402-405.
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Hern?ndez Espinell JR, Toro V, Yao X, Yu L, Lop?z-Mej?as V, Stelzer T. Solvent-Mediated Polymorphic Transformations in Molten Polymers: The Account of Acetaminophen. Mol Pharm. 2022 07 04; 19(7):2183-2190.
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Friedlander EB, Raidoo S, Soon R, Salcedo J, Davis J, Tschann M, Fontanilla T, Horiuchi W, Kaneshiro B. The experience of pain in real-time during medication abortion. Contraception. 2022 06; 110:71-75.
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Santos RS, Chaves-Filho AB, Silva LAS, Garcia CAB, Silva ARST, Dolabella SS, da Costa SSL, Miyamoto S, Matos HR. Bioactive compounds and hepatoprotective effect of Hancornia speciosa gomes fruit juice on acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity in vivo. Nat Prod Res. 2022 May; 36(10):2565-2569.
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Rizk E, Haas EM, Swan JT. Opioid-Sparing Effect of Liposomal Bupivacaine and Intravenous Acetaminophen in Colorectal Surgery. J Surg Res. 2021 03; 259:230-241.
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Derefinko KJ, Salgado Garc?a FI, Johnson KC, Hand S, Murphy JG, McDevitt-Murphy M, Suda KJ, Andrasik F, Bursac Z, Chiu CY, Talley K, Brooks JH. A randomized pilot program to reduce opioid use following dental surgery and increase safe medication return. Addict Behav. 2020 03; 102:106190.
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Merritt MA, Rice MS, Barnard ME, Hankinson SE, Matulonis UA, Poole EM, Tworoger SS. Pre-diagnosis and post-diagnosis use of common analgesics and ovarian cancer prognosis (NHS/NHSII): a cohort study. Lancet Oncol. 2018 08; 19(8):1107-1116.