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Ep 120 Acetaminophen/Paracetamol: Pain. Killer.

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The Risk of Acetaminophen

acetaminophen as a mild analgesic and a mild antipyretic is considered very similar to something like ibuprofen, which is another over-the-counter medication. Ibuprofen is an NSAID, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory. They're very similar in terms of used to treat mild pain, mild fevers. The difference often is cited as the risk of these two medicines. And depending on what paper you read and who you talk to, you might think that one is very risky and the other is not.

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