Paracetamol is a painkiller. It will also bring raised temperatures
(fever).
Paracetamol has been in use as an analgesic for home medication for over 30
years and is well accepted as a very effective treatment for the relief of pain
and fever in adults as well as children. The following information about
Paracetamol is provided by the
Paracetamol Information Centre.
Paracetamol
is also known as acetaminophen.
Paracetamol
relieves pain and fever in adults and children, and is the most widely accepted
medicine for this purpose. It is used mainly for the pain relief
properties either as a medicine prescribed by a doctor or it can be purchased as
an over-the-counter medication both in retail pharmacies or grocers shops.
There are mostly no groups of people who should not take
Paracetamol and
interactions with other treatments are hardly ever a problem.
When taken at the recommended dosage, there are never side-effects.
Its pain relief (analgesic) and fever relief (antipyretic) effects are
similar to those of aspirin and works in a similar, though not identical, way.
Unlike aspirin increasing the dose does not result in clinically useful
anti-inflammatory activity.
Paracetamol is therefore not of value for reducing
inflammation in the treatment of chronic rheumatic diseases as are the
non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs like aspirin. Nevertheless, Paracetamol
does provide pain relief and is considered the first line treatment in
osteoarthritis.
Paracetamol can be combined with decongestant ingredients and help relieve
the symptoms of the common cold, influenza and sinusitis by relieving headache,
general aches, nasal congestion and fever.
Paracetamol and its combinations are mainly available in tablets for
immediate consumption or for dissolving in water before consumption. It is
suitable for all ages including the very young for whom it may be used following
immunization procedures and it is available in liquid formulations for young
children.
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