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    The patient has not experienced any side effects to the prescribed medication and has not experienced an overdose event during the current treatment episode. The patient has not demonstrated any evidence of a current substance use disorder. On examination‚ the patient’s gait is antalgic. There is tenderness at the spinous‚ paraspinous‚ gluteals‚ piriformis

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    Experiment 3: The preparation of acetaminophen (paracetamol) with thin layer chromatography (TLC) to monitor the reaction. Abstract: This experiment is to demonstrate the preparation of paracetamol and its properties. Reflux and filtration of 4-aminophenol and acetic anhydride formed the crude sample. Further analysis of dry white crystals were used to give quantitative measurements and a percentage yield of 46% was obtained. The overall conclusion is that the acetic anhydride reacted with the

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    vial attached to an air condenser to synthesize crude acetaminophen‚ resulting in 0.097 grams (47.48% yield). The crude acetaminophen was then recrystallized in a solvent of water and methanol over heat resulting in 0.082 grams (39.61% yield) of pure acetaminophen. Melting points of both crude and pure acetaminophen were taken‚ and found to be 165.9 - 170.9°C and 168.2 - 171.5°C‚ respectively. The literature melting point of acetaminophen is 169.5 – 171.0°C‚ indicating that our final product was

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    contains 5 mg hydrocodone bitartrate and 500 mg acetaminophen. II. PREVIEW/ ORIENTAL MATERIAL 1. I will be making an analysis on the use of Vicodin how positive and negative it has affected people as a pain killer medication. 2. The concept of this speech will be on the content of each Vicodin tablet‚ its use and prescription‚ why this medication is prescribed‚ how it should be used‚ the precautions to follow‚ its side effects cases of emergency or overdose and other information a patient should know

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    that it can affect patients by effectively reducing pain while also having potential side effects such as sedation‚ respiratory depression‚ and euphoria. Percocet is the brand name for a combination of oxycodone and acetaminophen. Percocet has 5 mg of oxycodone and 325 mg of acetaminophen. Oxycodone is considered a schedule II controlled substance‚ in which there is only one higher schedule‚ which includes drugs that are not safe for medicinal use and have a high chance of abuse such as heroin and ecstasy

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    similar to ibuprofen‚ acetaminophen is used to treat many conditions such as headache‚ muscle aches‚ arthritis‚ backache‚ toothaches‚ colds‚ and fevers. There are other purposes this medication could be used for. Another name for acetaminophen is Paracetamol/APAP‚ while its chemical formula is C8H9NO2 and its IUPAC name is n-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanamide. Acetaminophen comes from its chemical name‚ para-acetylaminophenol‚ which is broken down into acet-amino-phen. Acetaminophen is known to have several

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    Contents 1.0 Abstract Acetaminophen and aspirin are both well-known drugs that relieve pain and reduce fever. This report looks at acetaminophen as a potential substitute for a patient who is allergic to aspirin. Acetaminophen‚ a common analgesic drug that can be bought over the counter‚ was synthesised by Hormon Northrop Morse. With acetaminophen consisting of a benzene ring‚ an amide and an alcohol group‚ it has the ability to stop pain and reduce fevers. However‚ due to the state of technology

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    Zonisamide o Benzodiazepine: Lorazepam‚ Diazepam‚ Clonazepam. o Barbiturates: phenobarbital‚ primidone. o Sulfamate-substitute monosaccharides: Topiramate. Consequences of drug interaction with anti-seizures drugs: - Carbamazepine and Norco (acetaminophen/ hydrocodone)… carbamazepine will decrease hydrocodone blood level and this will decrease effectiveness of hydrocodone‚ also it may cause unpleasant withdrawal symptoms such as runny nose‚ water eyes‚ sneezing‚ excessive sweating‚ fever‚ chill

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    Shields 2016). The most common side effects are sedation and constipation (Wilson‚ Shannon‚ Shields 2016). Oxycodone can have life-threatening side effects such as respiratory depression and hepatoxicity‚ which is seen if oxycodone is combined with acetaminophen (Wilson‚ Shannon‚ Shields 2016). Oxycodone can interact with alcohol and St. John’s wort to increase sedation (Wilson‚ Shannon‚ Shields 2016) and “use of enzyme inducers such as rifampicin‚ St John’s wort and carbamazepine should be avoided because

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    History 3 2.12 chemical structures 4 2.2 The background information of Acetaminophen 5 2.21 History 5 2.22 Chemical Structures 6 3.0 BODY 6 3.1 Synthesis 6 3.11 Synthesis of Aspirin 6 3.12 Synthesis of Acetaminophen 7 3.2 Mechanism of Action in Human Body 9 3.2.1 Pain as a warning system 9 3.2.2 Aspirin 9 3.2.3 Acetaminophen 10 3.3 Side effects 10 3.3.1 Side effects of Aspirin 10 3.3.2 Side effects of Acetaminophen 11 4.0 EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 12 5.0 CONCLUSION 13 6.0 BIBLIOGRAPHY

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