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A white, crystalline compound, C10H13O2N, once used in medicine principally as an antipyretic. It is now seldom used because of serious side effects.
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a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic
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an analgesic metabolized to its pharmacological active metabolite, acetaminophen.
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Phenacetin, introduced in 1887, is used principally as an analgesic. Typical doses of 300mg to 500mg a day result in an analgesic effect. Its analgesic effects are due to its actions on the sensory tracts of the spinal cord.
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