Acetaminophen Unit Converter

Synonyms

Acetaminophen is also known by several alternative names and brand formulations:

  • Chemical & Generic Names: Paracetamol, Acetominophen, Hydroxyacetanilide, N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetanilide, Acetamidophenol, N-Acetyl-p-aminophenol, p-Acetamidophenol, p-Hydroxyacetanilide
  • Abbreviations: APAP
  • Brand Names: Tylenol, Panadol, Datril, Acephen, Acetaco, Anacin 3, Acamol, Algotropyl

Clinical Importance

Acetaminophen is widely used for its analgesic (pain-relieving) and antipyretic (fever-reducing) effects. While safe at therapeutic doses, chronic excessive use or acute overdose can result in:

  • Hepatotoxicity (liver damage)
  • Nephrotoxicity (kidney damage)
  • Potential progression to hepatic failure if untreated

🕒 Early detection is critical — administering therapy within 16 hours of ingestion significantly reduces liver injury and lowers the risk of mortality.

Reference Intervals

🧪 Toxic Levels

  • Serum concentrations > 100 µg/mL (> 662 µmol/L) may exhibit toxic effects.
  • Generally, > 200 µg/mL (> 1324 µmol/L) is considered the toxic threshold.

🕑 Time-Dependent Toxicity

  • > 200 µg/mL (> 1324 µmol/L) at 4 hours post dose
  • > 100 µg/mL (> 662 µmol/L) at 8 hours
  • > 50 µg/mL (> 331 µmol/L) at 12 hours

These levels are critical for assessing the severity and timing of acetaminophen poisoning.

🧬 Therapeutic Range

  • Typically reported between 10 to 30 µg/mL
    (≈ 66 to 199 µmol/L)

Units of Measurement & Equivalents

✅ Micromole per Liter

  • µmol/L, mcmol/L, umol/L, µM/L, mcM/L, uM/L, micromol/L

✅ Microgram per Milliliter

  • µg/mL, mcg/mL, ug/mL, microg/mL, microgram/mL

✅ Milligram per Deciliter

  • mg/dL, millig/dL, milligram/dL

✅ Milligram per 100 Milliliters

  • mg/100mL, millig/100mL, milligram/100mL

✅ Milligram Percent

  • mg%, millig%, milligram%