Dr Donald Grant has highlighted the importance of checking the expiry date on common medications as taking them past this ...

Acetaminophen is one of the most common painkillers. Many people take it for headaches, fevers, or minor aches, and it’s generally considered safe. Most of the time, it comes in the form of tablets or ...

Paracetamol is the world’s most popular painkiller and is used in a whole range of over-the-counter preparations and also on prescription. One of the advantages of paracetamol is that it isn’t ...

Acetaminophen (APAP, N-acetyl-para-aminophenol, paracetamol) is available over the counter and used widely to relieve mild-to-moderate pain from head and muscle aches, pain secondary to local ...

Two types of therapeutic errors could occur: A clinician recommends dosing liquid infant acetaminophen drops based on the 80 mg/0.8 ml while the parent or caregiver uses the "new" 160 mg/5 ml ...

New research coming out from the University of Nottingham has found that repeated use of common over-the-counter painkiller paracetamol in people aged 65 or over can lead to an increased risk of ...