How to Use paracetamol in a Sentence
paracetamol
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During her first visit, she was given paracetamol, to treat mild pain.
—Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 8 Mar. 2024
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Doctors initially told her the pain was caused by stress and her hormones and sent her away with paracetamol.
—Mark Cardwell | Swns, Fox News, 10 July 2018
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Cuba is small, with just 11m people, and is short of basic goods such as rice and paracetamol.
—The Economist, 10 Apr. 2021
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The drugs include over-the-counter painkiller and fever reducer paracetamol and finished pills that include it.
—Dria Roland, Fortune, 3 Mar. 2020
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The risk was also higher than in those taking paracetamol (acetaminophen or Tylenol).
—Mike Wehner, BGR, 20 May 2021
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Strong pills of acetominophen (paracetamol) help as do Lemsips or Theraflu.
—Claire Gillespie, Health.com, 2 Apr. 2020
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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
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The new research doesn’t show that acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol or Tylenol, caused the reproductive changes.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
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For example, one common reason pregnant women take paracetamol is to reduce fever.
—New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2025
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The agency noted that paracetamol or acetaminophen, the drug found in Tylenol used to treat fevers and pain, can be used during pregnancy when needed.
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 23 Sep. 2025
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The list includes antibiotics and products like paracetamol, a common pain-reliever.
—NBC News, 4 Mar. 2020
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Grunenthal markets it as Tramal as well as Zaldiar, tramadol combined with paracetamol.
—Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2019
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White also said the reason a woman is taking paracetamol, such as to treat a fever or infection, could be what affects the mental development of the child.
—Mahalia Dobson, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
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France already has stricter rules than many other countries regarding the sale of painkillers, and moved products like paracetamol and ibuprofen behind the counter earlier this year.
—Rob Picheta, CNN, 16 Mar. 2020
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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
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Any effect of paracetamol use in pregnancy is therefore likely to be very small relative to these much larger genetic influences.
—New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2025
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Current guidelines continue to recommend paracetamol or acetaminophen as safe for treating pain and fever during pregnancy.
—Nancy Lapid, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
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Deaths from overdoses of paracetamol (the active ingredient in Tylenol) dropped by 44% in 11 years.
—The Economist, 14 June 2018
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To help alleviate flu symptoms, get plenty of rest, stay hydrated, and take medications like paracetamol or ibuprofen to reduce fever and muscle pain.
—Sofia Quaglia, Discover Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
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Pregnant women already have a limited choice of pain medication, and paracetamol has an extremely high safety profile.
—Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026
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Also, certain medicines have different names abroad, like acetaminophen (the active ingredient in Tylenol), which is called paracetamol in many countries.
—Lisa McCarty, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol and sold under the brand name Tylenol, is widely considered the only safe over-the-counter option for treating pain or fever during pregnancy.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
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Ebola symptoms are also similar to common killers like malaria and typhoid, so those afraid of going to a treatment center often try to self-medicate at home with paracetamol to reduce fever.
—Washington Post, 26 July 2019
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What if seasonal viruses like dengue, Oropouche, Zika, and the paralyzing chikungunya which ravaged the country last year—while paracetamol was and remains hard to come by—break out again this summer?
—Leonardo Padura, Time, 23 Apr. 2026
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Women who during pregnancy used the medicine, typically sold generically as paracetamol in Europe, should not be alarmed by the findings, Fischer said.
—Nancy Lapid, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
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In August of last year, she was then taken to the ER after overdosing on antidepressants and paracetamol, according to The Times.
—Becca Longmire, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
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The researchers also looked at a separate group of 1,210 girls who were followed from infancy to adolescence and whose mothers had reported paracetamol use during pregnancy.
—Nancy Lapid, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
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Supplies of paracetamol, a common pain reliever sold as Tylenol in the United States, became so dangerously low that authorities restricted its sale.
—Norimitsu Onishi, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2020
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Effective and ineffective treatments Ineffective treatments for acute low back pain included exercise, steroid injections and paracetamol (acetaminophen), the study found.
—Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Essentially, the results were on par with how opioids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and paracetamol scored in trials.
—New Atlas, 8 July 2026
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