Acetaminophen (Tylenol)


Indications


Pharmacology

Metabolism

Development of Pyroglutamic Acidosis (see Pyroglutamic Acidosis, [[Pyroglutamic Acidosis]])


Administration

Dose Adjustment


Adverse Effects

Allergic/Immunologic Adverse Effetcs

Anaphylaxis (see Anaphylaxis, [[Anaphylaxis]])

Gastrointestinal/Hepatic Adverse Effects

Acute Pancreatitis (see Acute Pancreatitis, [[Acute Pancreatitis]])

Elevation of Hepatic Transaminases with Hepatocellular Injury (see Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity, [[Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity]])

Hematologic Adverse Effects

Doubtful Risk of Hemolysis in Patient with G6PD Deficiency (see Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency, [[Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency]] and Hemolytic Anemia, [[Hemolytic Anemia]])

Renal Adverse Effects

Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) (see Acute Kidney Injury, [[Acute Kidney Injury]])

Anion Gap Metabolic Acidosis (AGMA) (see Metabolic Acidosis-Elevated Anion Gap, [[Metabolic Acidosis-Elevated Anion Gap]])

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) (see Chronic Kidney Disease, [[Chronic Kidney Disease]])

Toxicologic Adverse Effects

Methemoglobinemia (see Methemoglobinemia, [[Methemoglobinemia]])

Other Adverse Effects


Acetaminophen Intoxication

Epidemiology

Physiology

Diagnosis

Clinical

Treatment

General Treatment of Acetaminophen Intoxication

Treatment of Fulminant Hepatic Failure

Prognosis


References