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Tylenol

People mainly take Tylenol for pain & inflammation. Based on 4 first-hand reports and 8 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #2751 of 3,539 overall.

7
User score
Mostly negative
0% positive0% mixed25% negative75% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 0% are positive.

Clinical research
AStrong research base
8
meta-analyses
32
RCTs
277
papers

What Tylenol does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

betterno changeworse

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

AStrong research base

3+ meta-analyses or systematic reviews and 10+ randomized controlled trials in humans. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

Cochrane Database Syst Rev · 2003 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Acetaminophen for osteoarthritis

Conclusion: The evidence to date suggests that NSAIDs are superior to acetaminophen for improving knee and hip pain in people with OA but have not been shown to be superior in improving function. The size of the treatment effect was modest, and the mean trial duration was only six weeks, therefore, additional considerations need to be factored in when making the decision between using acetaminophen or NSAIDs. In OA subjects with moderate-to-severe levels of pain, NSAIDs appear to be more effective than acetaminophen.

PubMed 12804508 ↗
Cochrane Database Syst Rev · 2006 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Acetaminophen for osteoarthritis

Conclusion: The evidence to date suggests that NSAIDs are superior to acetaminophen for improving knee and hip pain in people with OA. The size of the treatment effect was modest, and the median trial duration was only six weeks, therefore, additional considerations need to be factored in when making the decision between using acetaminophen or NSAIDs. In OA subjects with moderate-to-severe levels of pain, NSAIDs appear to be more effective than acetaminophen.

PubMed 16437479 ↗
Cochrane Database Syst Rev · 2016 · Meta-analysis / systematic review
Antibiotic use for irreversible pulpitis

Conclusion: This systematic review which was based on one low powered small sample trial assessed as at low risk of bias, illustrates that there is insufficient evidence to determine whether antibiotics reduce pain or not compared to not having antibiotics. The results of this review confirm the necessity for further larger sample and methodologically sound trials that can provide additional evidence as to whether antibiotics, prescribed in the preoperative phase, can affect treatment outcomes for irreversible pulpitis.

PubMed 26886473 ↗

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

1500 mgdaily

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

liver toxicity ×1

What users say

First-hand experiences, quoted verbatim. We show one positive and one negative where both exist.

Other options for pain & inflammation

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