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Authorities determined that Prince had ingested counterfeit pain pills disguised as hydrocodone or paracetamol, which contained the powerful synthetic opioid.
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
Half of all pregnant women take acetaminophen — better known as Tylenol or paracetamol — to relieve pain or reduce fever.
—Henry I. Miller, Boston Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile researchers have shown in numerous studies that acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) is safe and effective in children.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
Health regulators and government officials in Australia, the EU, South Africa, and the UK issued statements reassuring citizens that the drug — known as paracetamol outside North America — is safe.
—semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Nov. 2025
Half of all pregnant women take acetaminophen — better known as Tylenol or paracetamol — to relieve pain or reduce fever.
—Henry I. Miller, Boston Herald, 5 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile researchers have shown in numerous studies that acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol) is safe and effective in children.
—Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 30 Sep. 2025
Health regulators and government officials in Australia, the EU, South Africa, and the UK issued statements reassuring citizens that the drug — known as paracetamol outside North America — is safe.
—semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Paracetamol.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paracetamol. Accessed 6 Dec. 2025.
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paracetamol
noun
para·cet·a·mol
ˌpar-ə-ˈsēt-ə-ˌmȯl 
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