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Acetaminophen may act through β endorphin
  1. H Sprott1,
  2. H Shen1,
  3. S Gay1,
  4. A Aeschlimann2
  1. 1Centre of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology and Institute of Physical Medicine, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland
  2. 2RehaClinic Zurzach, CH-5330 Zurzach, Switzerland
  1. Correspondence to:
    Dr H Sprott
    Centre of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology and Institute of Physical Medicine, University Hospital, Gloriastrasse 25, CH-8091 Zurich, Switzerland; haiko.sprottusz.ch

https://doi.org/10.1136/ard.2004.033712

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    Acetaminophen, also known as paracetamol, is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) with potent antipyretic and analgesic actions but with very weak anti-inflammatory activity. The mechanism of action of acetaminophen is still not clearly understood. It has no known endogenous high affinity binding sites. In addition, acetaminophen does not appear to share with …

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