title: The association between acetaminophen and asthma: is there anything to learn from the upper airways?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To examine the literature evidence for the association between acetaminophen (paracetamol) use and development of rhinitis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Increased use of acetaminophen (paracetamol) as the favored antipyretic during pregnancy and infancy has been hypothesized to be a risk factor for the development of asthma. There is a paucity of well designed birth cohort studies to examine paracetamol as a risk factor in the development of rhinitis. Confounding by antibiotic use, viral infections, and recall bias are problematic for many of the studies that are published.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prospective birth cohorts need to dedicate sufficient time and research personnel to adequately assess paracetamol exposure as a primary variable of interest rather than as an incidental exposure variable collected during routine questionnaire administration.
authors: aDivision of Allergy and Clinical Immunology bDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
authors: Haejin
authors: H
authors: Kim
authors: Christine C
authors: CC
authors: Johnson
mesh_terms: D000082:Acetaminophen / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D015986:Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D012107:Research Design; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D012306:Risk; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000082:Acetaminophen