Now that a Danish study has associated maternal use of acetaminophen with ADHD, mothers are likely to panic.
U.S. name for "para-acetylaminophenol," 1960, composed of syllables from the chemical name; in Britain, the same substance is paracetamol.
acetaminophen a·cet·a·min·o·phen (ə-sē'tə-mĭn'ə-fən, ās'ə-)
n.
A crystalline compound used in chemical synthesis and in medicine to relieve pain and reduce fevers.
