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Acetaminophen

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Synonym(s):

4′-Hydroxyacetanilide, 4-Acetamidophenol, N-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)acetamide, N-Acetyl-4-aminophenol, APAP, Paracetamol

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Linear Formula:
CH3CONHC6H4OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
151.16
Beilstein:
2208089
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

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certified reference material
pharmaceutical secondary standard

Quality Level

Agency

traceable to BP 371
traceable to Ph. Eur. P030000
traceable to USP 1003009

API family

paracetamol, acetaminophen

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

mp

168-172 °C (lit.)

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

CC(=O)Nc1ccc(O)cc1

InChI

1S/C8H9NO2/c1-6(10)9-7-2-4-8(11)5-3-7/h2-5,11H,1H3,(H,9,10)

InChI key

RZVAJINKPMORJF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Acetaminophen is a drug, which possesses pharmacological properties like antipyretic and analgesic property.[1]
Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control, provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards.

Application

Acetaminophen may be used as a standard in the determination of acetaminophen in human serum or plasma samples using spectrophotometric technique.[1] It may also be used as a standard in the estimation of acetaminophen in pharmaceutical formulations using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).[2][3]
Analgesic.

Analysis Note

These secondary standards offer multi-traceability to the USP, EP (PhEur) and BP primary standards, where they are available.

Other Notes

This Certified Reference Material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO 17034 and ISO/IEC 17025. All information regarding the use of this CRM can be found on the certificate of analysis.

Footnote

To see an example of a Certificate of Analysis for this material enter LRAB7782 in the slot below. This is an example certificate only and may not be the lot that you receive.

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Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

364.3 °F - Pensky-Martens closed cup

Flash Point(C)

184.6 °C - Pensky-Martens closed cup


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Reversed-phase HPLC method for the estimation of acetaminophen, ibuprofen and chlorzoxazone in formulations
Ravisankar.S, et al.
Talanta, 46, 1577-1581 (1998)
Spectrophotometric Screening Method for Acetaminophen in Serum and Plasma
Liu.ZT and Oka.HK
Clinical Chemistry, 26, 69-71 (1980)
Simultaneous high-performance liquid chromatographic stability-indicating analysis of acetaminophen and codeine phosphate in tablets and capsules
Sisco.RW, et al.
Journal of Chromatography A, 348, 253-263 (1985)
Elizabeth A Davis et al.
Current biology : CB, 30(22), 4510-4518 (2020-09-19)
Vagal afferent neuron (VAN) signaling sends information from the gut to the brain and is fundamental in the control of feeding behavior and metabolism [1]. Recent findings reveal that VAN signaling also plays a critical role in cognitive processes, including
Mitchell R McGill et al.
Pharmaceutical research, 30(9), 2174-2187 (2013-03-07)
Acetaminophen (APAP) is one of the most widely used drugs. Though safe at therapeutic doses, overdose causes mitochondrial dysfunction and centrilobular necrosis in the liver. The first studies of APAP metabolism and activation were published more than 40 years ago.

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