How to Use acetaminophen in a Sentence

acetaminophen

noun
  • None has proven that acetaminophen causes autism.
    — Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Tylenol is a brand name for the pain reliever acetaminophen.
    — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
  • There is no safe dose of acetaminophen for cats; just 50 mg can be enough to cause death.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Once the acetaminophen kicked in, the patient felt much better.
    — Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 3 Aug. 2017
  • How long have doctors been studying acetaminophen and autism?
    — Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • At this time, no studies show acetaminophen causes autism.
    — Adaira Landry, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Take acetaminophen or ibuprofen.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
  • One of the victims had just given birth to her fourth child and turned to the acetaminophen for relief.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 26 Sep. 2022
  • During a search, police found pills, which turned out to be an acetaminophen and hydrocodone mix.
    — John Benson, cleveland, 19 Aug. 2020
  • So villagers swallowed acetaminophen pills, rested and hoped for the best.
    — David Pierson, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2021
  • Promethazine and some acetaminophen with codeine were targeted by thieves.
    — Karen Pilarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 May 2018
  • That acetaminophen is usually the better choice for fevers?
    — Malaka Gharib, NPR, 10 Dec. 2025
  • And, doctors already caution against long-term use of acetaminophen.
    — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Steier said that at this point, there is no evidence of any causal link between acetaminophen use in kids and autism.
    — Sony Salzman, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2025
  • For pain relief leading up to your appointment, acetaminophen is your best bet.
    — Maureen Choi, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 Sep. 2017
  • And so children come in shivering with fever, and with no acetaminophen, little can be done for them.
    — Samar Abu Elouf, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2023
  • In addition, Bhavsar said ibuprofen or acetaminophen can help with body aches and chills.
    — Calvin Milliner, ABC News, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Someone had opened the capsules and replaced some of the acetaminophen with cyanide and returned them to the shelves.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
  • These pills are a more powerful form of codeine, called hydrocodone, and are often mixed with acetaminophen.
    — Steve Almasy, CNN, 6 July 2017
  • The only other pain relief used during the study was acetaminophen.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Avoid using more than one acetaminophen-containing product at a time.
    — Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Should pregnant women take acetaminophen?
    — Beth Warren, Nashville Tennessean, 25 Sep. 2025
  • Six of the studies looked specifically at acetaminophen and autism.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Six of the studies looked specifically at acetaminophen and autism.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2025
  • This enabled the researchers to examine the safety of acetaminophen use in that age group.
    — New Atlas, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Roberta Ness is on a mission to warn pregnant people to use less acetaminophen.
    — Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Birthing parents with higher acetaminophen use differed in many aspects from those with lower use or no use.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2025
  • But people can take other over-the-counter medicines like throat-soothing lozenges, acetaminophen, or ibuprofen.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2023
  • Some of the orange pills also contained other drugs such as acetaminophen or caffeine.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Medicines, such as Advil (ibuprofen) and Tylenol (acetaminophen), help reduce a fever.
    — Korin Miller, Health, 6 Aug. 2023

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