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Acetaminophen MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Acetaminophen
Tree Number(s)
D02.065.199.092.040
D02.092.146.113.092.040
Unique ID
D000082
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000082
Scope Note
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.
Entry Term(s)
APAP
Acamol
Acephen
Acetaco
Acetamidophenol
Acetominophen
Algotropyl
Anacin-3
Datril
Hydroxyacetanilide
N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetanilide
N-Acetyl-p-aminophenol
Panadol
Paracetamol
Tylenol
p-Acetamidophenol
p-Hydroxyacetanilide
Pharm Action
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Antipyretics
Registry Numbers
362O9ITL9D
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Related Numbers
103-90-2
CAS Type 1 Name
Acetamide, N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-
Public MeSH Note
1965; for ACEPHEN see MECLOFENOXATE 1990-2002
History Note
1965; for ACEPHEN use MECLOFENOXATE 1990-2002
Date Established
1965/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2015/11/23
Acetaminophen Preferred
Algotropyl Related
Acamol Narrower
Anacin-3 Narrower
Datril Narrower
Panadol Narrower
Tylenol Narrower
Acetaco Related
Acephen Narrower
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