A randomized study of the efficacy and safety of intravenous acetaminophen vs. Intravenous placebo for the treatment of fever

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 32-39

  Kett, D H ^a   Breitmeyer, J B ^b   Ang, R ^b   Royal, M A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b Cadence Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESCHERICHIA COLI ENDOTOXIN; IBUPROFEN; OFIRMEV; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; BILIRUBIN BLOOD LEVEL; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORE TEMPERATURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEVER; GAMMA GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPERESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADULT; ALANINE TRANSAMINASE; ANTIPYRETICS; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASES; BODY TEMPERATURE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ENDOTOXINS; ENDPOINT DETERMINATION; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; SAMPLE SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79959373438     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2011.98     Document Type: Article

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