New insights into the mechanism of action of acetaminophen: Its clinical pharmacologic characteristics reflect its inhibition of the two prostaglandin H2 synthases

Clin Pharmacol Ther. 2006 Jan;79(1):9-19. doi: 10.1016/j.clpt.2005.09.009.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Acetaminophen / metabolism
  • Acetaminophen / pharmacology*
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / metabolism
  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / pharmacology*
  • Animals
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Isoenzymes / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Oxidants / metabolism
  • Peroxides / metabolism
  • Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / metabolism*
  • Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases / physiology

Substances

  • Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
  • Cyclooxygenase Inhibitors
  • Isoenzymes
  • Oxidants
  • Peroxides
  • Acetaminophen
  • Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases