Acetaminophen

Manufacturer: Perrigo New York Inc
Effective date: 2019-12-03
Label type: HUMAN OTC DRUG LABEL
Version: 4
Source: legacy-cache
Hydrated at: 2026-08-01 23:56:13

Label at a glance#

ProductAcetaminophen

Active ingredientACETAMINOPHEN

Label structure9 sections

Indications and uses

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

Storage and handling

• store at 20-25°C (68-77°F)

Contacts and useful links#

PhonePoison Help1-800-222-1222

PhoneLabel contact1-800-719-9260

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
the common cold
backache
minor pain of arthritis
toothache
muscular aches
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

STORAGE AND HANDLING SECTION

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

Compare to Tylenol® active ingredient

Acetaminophen 500 mg

Actual Size

Pain Reliever/Fever Reducer

Extra Strength

For Adults

See New Warnings

100 CAPLETS

DailyMed Billing Units#

Package NDC, Billing unit, Product NDC table
Package NDC	Billing unit	Product NDC	DailyMed indexing SPL	SPL version	Effective
45802-484-78	EA - Each	45802-484	c59df38c-9801-4e9a-bb52-9ae9e94bf9c9	1	2014-06-03
45802-484-90	EA - Each	45802-484	90154ab1-85b1-48ea-a209-f55ab67f7e38	1	2014-06-03

DailyMed Socrata Ingredients#

Ingredient, Type, UNII table
Ingredient	Type	UNII	SPL version
ACETAMINOPHEN	ACTIVE INGREDIENT	362O9ITL9D	2
ACETAMINOPHEN	ACTIVE MOIETY	362O9ITL9D	2
CARNAUBA WAX	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	R12CBM0EIZ	2
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	M28OL1HH48	2
HYPROMELLOSES	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	3NXW29V3WO	2
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	3WJQ0SDW1A	2
POVIDONES	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	FZ989GH94E	2
STARCH, CORN	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	O8232NY3SJ	2
STEARIC ACID	INACTIVE INGREDIENT	4ELV7Z65AP	2

Products#

Every source-derived product name is available through these pages.

DailyMed product names page 1 of 1 · 8 matching rows.

Acetaminophen
CARNAUBA WAX
STARCH, CORN
HYPROMELLOSE, UNSPECIFIED
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, UNSPECIFIED
POVIDONE, UNSPECIFIED
STEARIC ACID
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM

NDC Codes#

Product NDC, Package NDC table
Product NDC	Package NDC
45802-484	45802-484-78, 45802-484-90

Ingredients#

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

DailyMed ingredient rows page 1 of 1 · 8 matching rows.

Name, UNII, Kind table
Name	UNII	Kind
ACETAMINOPHEN	362O9ITL9D	ACTIB
CARNAUBA WAX	R12CBM0EIZ	IACT
STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	IACT
HYPROMELLOSE, UNSPECIFIED	3NXW29V3WO	IACT
POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL, UNSPECIFIED	3WJQ0SDW1A	IACT
POVIDONE, UNSPECIFIED	FZ989GH94E	IACT
STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	IACT
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	M28OL1HH48	IACT

Source Document#

Source XML

Inactive ingredient matches#

Inactive Ingredient Database values describe FDA-listed use contexts. The match method and ambiguity count are shown because ingredient names, routes, and dosage forms are not always unique. Browse recovered IID releases and source provenance.

Inactive ingredient links page 1 of 3 · 138 matching rows.

DailyMed ingredient, IID ingredient, UNII table
DailyMed ingredient	IID ingredient	UNII	Dosage form / route	Potency	Maximum daily exposure	Match
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	M28OL1HH48	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		216 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
CARNAUBA WAX	CARNAUBA WAX	R12CBM0EIZ	CAPSULE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 11 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	TABLET / ORAL		336 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	TABLET / ORAL		216 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	M28OL1HH48	INJECTION / INTRAMUSCULAR	1 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORN	STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		21 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSES	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	SHAMPOO / TOPICAL	3 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSES	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	LOTION / TOPICAL	0.1 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	EMULSION / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	CAPSULE, COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSES	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	SYRUP / ORAL		250 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	CREAM / VAGINAL		1088 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		53 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	42.4 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSES	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		79 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	17 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSES	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	GRANULE / ORAL		45 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
CARNAUBA WAX	CARNAUBA WAX	R12CBM0EIZ	TABLET, SUGAR COATED / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 11 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSES	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	TABLET, FILM COATED, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	221 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	M28OL1HH48	GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL		282 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	FILM, EXTENDED RELEASE / TRANSDERMAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORN	STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	SUSPENSION / ORAL		900 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL	15.03 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSES	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	GRANULE, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL	1.7 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORN	STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	DROPS / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	SOLUTION / TOPICAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSES	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	TABLET / ORAL		1127 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE PELLETS / ORAL		32 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL	35 mg/5ml		Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	M28OL1HH48	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		392 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORN	STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	CAPSULE / ORAL		5785 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSES	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		1472 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	SOLUTION / OPHTHALMIC	1.8 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSES	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	CREAM / TOPICAL	0.1 %w/w		Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORN	STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL		100 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		64 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	TABLET, COATED / ORAL	49.2 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSES	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	CAPSULE, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL	119.7 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	TABLET, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		200 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORN	STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	TABLET, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		713 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORN	STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	SUSPENSION, EXTENDED RELEASE / ORAL		113 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSES	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		105 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	DROPS / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORN	STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	CONCENTRATE / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORN	STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	INSERT / VAGINAL		147 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	M28OL1HH48	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE / ORAL		72 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	TABLET, ORALLY DISINTEGRATING / ORAL		10 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	CAPSULE / ORAL		300 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
CARNAUBA WAX	CARNAUBA WAX	R12CBM0EIZ	GUM, CHEWING / BUCCAL		10 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 11 equally ranked IID candidates
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	M28OL1HH48	POWDER, FOR SUSPENSION / ORAL	11.25 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
STEARIC ACID	STEARIC ACID	4ELV7Z65AP	EMULSION / ORAL	NA		Exact identifier — unii candidate 26 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORN	STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	TABLET / ORAL		1116 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSES	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	SOLUTION / OPHTHALMIC	0.5 %w/v		Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORN	STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	TABLET, FILM COATED / ORAL		2000 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORN	STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	TABLET / SUBLINGUAL		409 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSES	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	SUSPENSION/ DROPS / OPHTHALMIC		3 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
HYPROMELLOSES	HYPROMELLOSE	3NXW29V3WO	SUSPENSION / ORAL		305 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 27 equally ranked IID candidates
POVIDONES	POVIDONE	FZ989GH94E	TROCHE / ORAL	30 mg		Exact identifier — unii candidate 30 equally ranked IID candidates
CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	CROSCARMELLOSE SODIUM	M28OL1HH48	CAPSULE, DELAYED RELEASE PELLETS / ORAL		127 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates
STARCH, CORN	STARCH, CORN	O8232NY3SJ	TABLET, CHEWABLE / ORAL		180 mg	Exact identifier — unii candidate 22 equally ranked IID candidates

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