Abstract
Paracetamol is the remaining para-aminophenol used in clinical practice for analgesia, being the active metabolite of the earlier, more toxic, drugs acetanilide and phenacetin. Paracetamol can be given orally, rectally, or parentally; has little anti-inflammatory activity; and is an effective analgesic and antipyretic (Fig. 1).
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Encyclopedia of Pain |
| Editors | Gerald F. Gebhart, Robert F. Schmidt |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Pages | 3066-3068 |
| Edition | 2 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-3-642-28753-4 |
| ISBN (Print) | 978-3-642-28752-7 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2013 |