BMJ should use “paracetamol” instead of “acetaminophen” in its index
BMJPublished 14 September 1996Open access
Nicholas Bradley
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Paracetamol is widely used for pain and fever from cradle to grave and is the substance most commonly taken in deliberate self poisoning, causing 150 deaths a year in Britain.
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