Paracetamol 500 mg
Risk Factors:
Pregnancy: No evidence of risk in humans. Lactation: Caution advised or effect undetermined.
Indications:
Paracetamol has good analgesic and antipyretic properties. It is suiTabletle for the treatment of pains of all kinds (headaches dental pain postoperative pain pain in connection with colds post-traumatic muscle pain). Migraine headaches dysmenorrhea and joint pain can also be influenced advantageously. In cancer patients paracetamol is used for mild pain or it can be administered in combination with opioids (e.g. codeine).
Adverse Effects:
Cyanosis skin eruptions hypoglycaemia CNS stimulations. Injection: Hypotension flushing and tachycardia.
Don’t Use:
Precautions: Impaired hepatic or renal function alcoholism. Chronic malnutrition dehydration wt <50 Kg G6PD defficiency haemolytic anaemia. Risk of serious skin
reactions (discontinue).