Structured Summary
Abstract
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.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C8H9NO2
- Molecular Weight
- 151.16 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 103-90-2
- IUPAC Name
- N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamide
- InChIKey
- RZVAJINKPMORJF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CC(=O)NC1=CC=C(C=C1)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D000082
- Source
- PubChem CID 1983
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
19 entry terms
- APAP
- Acetamidophenol
- Acetominophen
- Hydroxyacetanilide
- N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetanilide
- N-Acetyl-p-aminophenol
- Paracetamol
- p-Acetamidophenol
- p-Hydroxyacetanilide
- Acamol
- Acephen
- Acetaco
- Algotropyl
- Anacin-3
- Datril
- Panadol
- Tylenol
- Anacin 3
- Anacin3
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25 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.
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History Note
1965; for ACEPHEN use MECLOFENOXATE 1990-2002
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Acetaminophen. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000082. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000082
- Acetaminophen. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paracetamol
- Acetaminophen. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q57055
- Acetaminophen. In: PubChem Compound. CID 1983. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/1983