Acetaminophen Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates

Name: Acetaminophen Tablet: Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Precautions and Alternates
Duration: 4 min 39 s
Description: Acetaminophen is a medicine used to relieve mild to moderate pain and to reduce fever. Outside of the United States, Canada, and Japan, it is called paracetamol.

Acetaminophen Tablet

Generic name	acetaminophen
Drug class	pain relievers and antipyretics (fever reducers)
Forms	Oral tablet (regular strength and extra strength), Oral capsule, Rapid-release gel caps, Chewable tablets, Orally-disintegrating tablets, Extended-release tablets

Acetaminophen is a medicine used to relieve mild to moderate pain and to reduce fever. Outside of the United States, Canada, and Japan, it is called paracetamol.

General information

Follow the prescriber and the leaflet that comes with this medicine.