Does Tylenol Actually Do Anything?

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The pain reliever known as acetaminophen or paracetamol, marketed under brand names like Tylenol, Calpol or Panadol, has an excellent reputation. But the quality of evidence that it actually works is shockingly poor. So, do doctors and healthcare providers need to ditch Tylenol? We'll examine this question.

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