MeSH Browser

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
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

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0000115
Related Numbers: 103-90-2
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.
Terms: Acetaminophen Preferred Term
Term UI T000213
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; N-Acetyl-p-aminophenol
Term UI T000216
Date08/13/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Acetamidophenol
Term UI T000212
Date11/18/1977
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Acetominophen
Term UI T000214
Date06/25/1981
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); APAP
Term UI T494124
Date05/15/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; p-Acetamidophenol
Term UI T000217
Date08/13/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); p-Hydroxyacetanilide
Term UI T000218
Date08/01/1980
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Paracetamol
Term UI T000219
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; Hydroxyacetanilide
Term UI T000215
Date03/29/1974
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetanilide
Term UI T000220
Date03/30/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

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