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AcetaminopheninAcutePain Management

ChrisPainter 12/28/12 PACU

ALittleBitofHistory
Acetaminophen(Nacetylp aminophenol),aka paracetamol,hasbeen utilizedinternationallyfor morethancentury Originallysynthesizedin 1878,notwidelyusedinUS until1950s Nowoneofthemostwidely usedanalgesicandanti pyretics
Amongfirstlinechoicein pediatricpopulations

Formulations
Originallyadministeredviaenteral route,now availableforIVadministration
Perfalgan Europeanformulationavailablesince 2001 Ofirmev USformulationapprovedbyFDAin Novemberof2010.
FDAApprovalFor
Managementofmildtomoderatepain Managementofmoderatetoseverepainwithadjunctive opioid analgesics Reductionoffeverinadultsandchildren

WhatIsIt,andHowtheHeckdoesit Work?
Acetaminophenhasanalgesicandantipyretics effects
Exactmechanismsstillnotcompletedknown
ThoughttoinhibitsynthesisofprostaglandinsinCNS andperipherallyblockpainimpulsegeneration
UnlikeNSAIDSitisNOTaperipheralCOXinhibitor(Which helpsitssafetyprofile) COX2inhibitionofNSAIDShelpswithpain,COX1 inhibitionsleadstoundesiredsideeffectsw/bleedingand GIandRenalramifications Alsothoughttohaveserotonergic (5HT)andcannaboid agonism

WhyIVRouteisSoImportant
Itallcomesdowntopeak concentrationsandtiming
IVtylenol achievesaHIGHERpeak concentration(Cmax)inaquicker fashion(Tmax)
ItalsoachieveswithLESSvariability comparedtooral/rectalroutes Bypasses1st metabolismofliverthereby makingmoredrugavailableallthewhile reducingpotentialforhepatotoxicity

AbletoreachahigherCmaxbyendof infusion(approx15mins)vs alower Cmaxseeninequivalentdosesof oral/rectalin45minutes


Canbeasmuchas70%peak concentrationinCNS

SafetyFirst
Despitehigherpeakconcentrationsstillhassamesafetyprofile as enteral tylenol anddosingisexactlythesame.
Possiblyevensafer asliverisnoteexposedtothe1st passmetabolism seenwithoraladministration
Canreduceinitialhepaticexposure~twofold

Threemainpathsformetabolisminliver
Conjugationwithglucuronide Conjugationwithsulfate Oxidationwithp450

DoesItActuallyWork?
StudybyourownDr.Macario reviewingthe clinicaltrailswithIVAcetaminophen
16articles(prospective randomizedcontroltrials) comparingIVacetaminophentoplacebooranactive comparator
12or14trailsinvolvingIVTylenolvs Placeboshowedpts havingimprovedanalgesiaw/10ofthose14demonstrating LOWERopioid consumptionorlongertimeintervalto1st rescue comparedtothosewithoutIVtylenol AlsoshowedthatIVtylenol showedsimilaranalgesiain relationstoactivecomparator:Parecoxib,metamizol, ibuprofen

Dosing

InSummary
IVtylenol isanexcellentanalgesicwithgreat effectsinmultimodalanalgesiahelpingtowork synergisticallywithotheragentsallthewhile helpingtoreduceopioid consumptioninthe acutepainsettinghelpingtominimizethe undesiredsideeffectsofsingleagenttherapies Itisverysafeintheappropriatepatient populationandtheliteraturesupportsthatitis aneffectiveanalgesictouseintheperioperative period.

References
AlexMacario,MikeRoyal.ALiteratureReviewof RandomizedClinicalTrailsofIntravenousAcetaminophen forAcutePostOperativePain.PainPratice.Vol 11(3)2011. 290296 PaulWhite.TheChangingRoleofNonOpioid Analgesic TechniquesintheManagementofPostoperativePain. AnesthesiaandAnalgesia.2005Vol 101:S5S22 Pasero etal.TheRoleofIntravenousAcetaminophenin AcutePainManagement.PainManagament Nursing.2012 Vol 13(2).107124 Buvanendran etal.MultimodalAnalgesiaforControlling AcutePostoperativePain.CurrentOpinionin Anesthesiology.Vol 22(5).2009,588593

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