Acetaminophen

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Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol, is a painkiller and fever reducer


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Articles on Acetaminophen toxicity

https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/cc1475

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/hep.20293/full

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1544319115308475

Millions of America adults (23 percent) use acetaminophen in a given week. (Slone, JAMA 2002)



History of Acetaminophen

1893- The white, odorless crystal compound is discovered at the University of Strasburg by Adolf Kussmaul and his team. used it to treat patients with naphthalene