Title:

The Fate of Acetanilide in Man

Creator:

Axelrod, Julius, 1912-2004
Brodie, Bernard B.

Date:

1948

Description:

In this article, Brodie and Axelrod demonstrated that acetanilide, the primary ingredient in several headache remedies, contributed to the development of the non-lethal blood condition methomoglobinemia. They suggested that drug manufacturers replace acetanilide with acetaminophen.

Periodical:

Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Publisher:

American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Location:

Box: 22. Folder: 2

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics. and http://www.aspet.org/

Genre:

Articles

Subject:

Acetanilides, Acetaminophen, and Biotransformation

Format:

Text

Extent:

10 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Periodical. Brodie, Bernard B., and Julius Axelrod. "The Fate of Acetanilide in Man." Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 94, (1948): 29-38. Article. 10 Images.. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Legacy ID:

HHAAAD

NLM ID:

101584577X4

Profiles Collection:

The Julius Axelrod Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584577X4

Story Section:

Work on the Sympathomimetic Amines, 1946-1958