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Article Category: Other
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Online Publication Date: 01 Jan 2014

OFIRMEV: An Old Drug Becomes New Again

Page Range: 99 – 102
DOI: 10.2344/0003-3006-61.3.99
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Abstract

This was judged to be the first place winning submission for the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology Student Essay Award.

Acetaminophen is an old drug that is now available in an intravenous formulation. Its advantages and disadvantages are reviewed, including its potential role in multimodal postoperative pain therapy.

Copyright: © 2014 by the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology

Contributor Notes

Address correspondence to Rodney N. Nishimoto, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, One Kneeland Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02111; rodney.nishimoto@tufts.edu.
Received: 02 Dec 2013
Accepted: 09 Jun 2014
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