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Acetaminophen Drug Facts

Manufacturer
Unit Dose Solutions, Inc.
Effective date
2026-06-04
Label type
HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version
1
Source
daily-update
Hydrated at
2026-06-16 05:10:13

Label at a glance#

Productacetaminophen
Active ingredientACETAMINOPHEN
Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

temporarily relieves minor aches and pains due to: headache muscular aches backache toothache minor pain of arthritis the common cold premenstrual and menstrual cramps temporarily reduces fever

Dosage and administration

do not take more than directed (see overdose warning) adults and children 12 years and over take 2 caplets every 6 hours while symptoms last do not take more than 6 caplets in 24 hours, unless directed by a doctor do not use for more than 10 days unless directed by a doctor children under 12 years ask a doctor

Label contents#

Full prescribing information#

Active ingredient (in each caplet)

OTC - ACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

Acetaminophen 500 mg

Purpose

OTC - PURPOSE SECTION

Pain reliever/fever reducer

Uses

INDICATIONS & USAGE SECTION

  • temporarily relieves minor aches and pains due to:
    • headache
    • muscular aches
    • backache
    • toothache
    • minor pain of arthritis
    • the common cold
    • premenstrual and menstrual cramps
  • temporarily reduces fever

Warnings

WARNINGS SECTION

Liver warning:This product contains acetaminophen. Severe liver damage may occur if you take

  • more than 4,000 mg of acetaminophen in 24 hours
  • with other drugs containing acetaminophen
  • 3 or more alcoholic drinks every day while using this product

Allergy alert:Acetaminophen may cause severe skin reactions. Symptoms may include:

  • skin reddening
  • blisters
  • rash

If a skin reaction occurs, stop use and seek medical help right away.

Do not use

OTC - DO NOT USE SECTION

  • with any other drug containing acetaminophen (prescription or nonprescription). If you are not sure whether a drug contains acetaminophen, ask a doctor or pharmacist.
  • if you have ever had an allergic reaction to this product or any of its ingredients

Ask a doctor before use if you have

OTC - ASK DOCTOR SECTION

liver disease

Ask a doctor or pharmacist before use if you are

OTC - ASK DOCTOR/PHARMACIST SECTION

taking the blood thinning drug warfarin

Stop use and ask a doctor if

OTC - STOP USE SECTION

  • pain gets worse or lasts more than 10 days
  • fever gets worse or lasts more than 3 days
  • new symptoms occur
  • redness or swelling is present

These could be signs of a serious condition.

If pregnant or breast-feeding,

OTC - PREGNANCY OR BREAST FEEDING SECTION

ask a health professional before use.

Keep out of reach of children.

OTC - KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN SECTION

Overdose warning:In case of overdose, get medical help or contact a Poison Control Center right away (1-800-222-1222). Quick medical attention is critical for adults as well as for children even if you do not notice any signs or symptoms.

Directions

DOSAGE & ADMINISTRATION SECTION

  • do not take more than directed (see overdose warning)

adults and children 12 years and over

  • take 2 caplets every 6 hours while symptoms last
  • do not take more than 6 caplets in 24 hours, unless directed by a doctor
  • do not use for more than 10 days unless directed by a doctor

children under 12 years

ask a doctor

Other information

OTHER SAFETY INFORMATION

  • store at 20-25°C (68-77°F)

Inactive ingredients

INACTIVE INGREDIENT SECTION

carnauba wax, corn starch*, croscarmellose sodium*, hypromellose, polyethylene glycol, povidone, pregelatinized starch, sodium starch glycolate*, stearic acid

*may contain one or more of these ingredients

Questions or comments?

OTC - QUESTIONS SECTION

1-800-719-9260

Principal Display Panel

PACKAGE LABEL.PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL

Acetaminophen 500mg

87441-008-01

Pain reliever / fever reducer

Tablet

87441-008-01 label87441-008-01 label

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDCBilling unitProduct NDCDailyMed indexing SPLSPL versionEffective
0904-6720-24EA - Each0904-672003f5fcf1-26d4-42a3-933a-efce614fe4a312018-09-05
0904-6720-40EA - Each0904-67204890ef93-88db-4a11-83fe-eeb3e19d935a12018-09-05
0904-6720-51EA - Each0904-67204b021127-08c3-477c-a5e5-6a4adf656ed312018-09-05
0904-6720-59EA - Each0904-6720db281eca-a672-463a-8b75-a43da8c0bad512018-10-11
0904-6720-60EA - Each0904-6720d6803552-927d-4ca4-a9fe-4df4f02e9cca12018-12-13
0904-6720-80EA - Each0904-67202fe5fcfa-ffba-49d8-bb69-f7e30364e6f512018-08-13

Products#

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DailyMed product names page 1 of 1 · 9 matching rows.

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDCPackage NDC
87441-00887441-008-01
0904-6720

Ingredients#

Every source-derived ingredient row is available through these pages.

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 9 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
NameUNIIKind
CARNAUBA WAXR12CBM0EIZIACT
STARCH, CORNO8232NY3SJIACT
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUMM28OL1HH48IACT
HYPROMELLOSE, UNSPECIFIED3NXW29V3WOIACT
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, UNSPECIFIED3WJQ0SDW1AIACT
POVIDONE, UNSPECIFIEDFZ989GH94EIACT
SODIUM STARCH GLYCOLATE TYPE AH8AV0SQX4DIACT
STEARIC ACID4ELV7Z65APIACT
ACETAMINOPHEN362O9ITL9DACTIB

Source Document#

Source XML

openFDA label cross-check#

OpenFDA label data provides additional search and identifier links. DailyMed’s Structured Product Label is the canonical label on FDA.report. Matching records are deduplicated before they are shown below.

Matched openFDA labels page 1 of 1 · 2 matching rows.

Brand, Generic, Manufacturer table
BrandGenericManufacturerSPL set IDEffective dateAvailable safety fieldsJoin
acetaminophenACETAMINOPHENUnit Dose Solutions, Inc.537219ac-552a-a30e-e063-6394a90aa9d12026-06-04WarningsExact identifier
ndc (package): 87441-008-01
ndc (product): 87441-008
ndc11 (package): 87441000801
spl id: 53722bec-318f-2b66-e063-6394a90a5fe9
spl set id: 537219ac-552a-a30e-e063-6394a90aa9d1
acetaminophenACETAMINOPHENMajor Pharmaceuticals020fa486-31f0-4e0c-84d3-5b3aaded1eeb2026-02-13WarningsExact identifier
ndc (product): 0904-6720

Reported adverse events (FAERS/openFDA)#

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