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Antipyretics (Fever reducers)

Antipyretics reduce fever, so they’re also known simply as fever reducers). The most common antipyretics are the painkillers aspirin and acetaminophen (also known as paracetamol and tylenol).

Ecotrin baby asprin?

Hi, my baby is four months old and she has a runny nose and after that he got a high temperature. We went to a doctor and he said she has some viral infection and gave her Ecotrin (he said it is a baby aspirin). I do not know much about this, so I would be thankful for some info on this drug.

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Can you consume paracetamol daily?

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Hello! My grandmother suffers from osteoarthritis and she often feels pains in her fingers and toes. She usually takes two paracetamol daily for few days and when she feels better she stops. Her neighbor told her that she should take one paracetamol 500 mg daily for the best effects. My grandmother...

by User avatar gwyn19861748

use of paracetamol

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Please could you tell me if there is any risk in using a low dose of paracetamol (half the normal single dose) to overcome insomnia occasionally? I have found it to be quite effective but would like to make sure that there is no risk to my health long-term

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Can you take paracetamol after the morning after pill (Plan B)?

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Hello! My friend is fifteen and she had sex without using contraception with her boyfriend. After that she took the morning after pill. She heard that paracetamol is increasing the efficiency of morning after pill, so she took two paracetamol tablets. Her period is one week late now and she is...

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Are there any major risks related to paracetamol?

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Hello! My son is four years old. I enrolled him to the kindergarten six months ago because I started to work. Since then he has been sick very often. Usually his nose runs, he has a sore throat, fever or diarrhea, but fortunately he is usually well again after few days. My doctor says that his...

by User avatar papageno40455

Could I be allergic to paracetamol?

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Hello! I usually use paracetamol for minor pains, headaches and fever. I know its safety is well established; there are almost no side effects and it doesn't disturb my stomach. But, I have recently noticed some strange changes on my skin after taking paracetamol. I would say it is a kind of rash...

by User avatar morgana44234

Headaches & Paracetamol

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Hello, I am 15 years old and I suffer from frequent (usually daily) headaches, this has been going on for about the past 8-ish months, I visited the doctor back last July and he sent me for an MRI scan, so it has been determined that this is just a thing that will go away and that I shouldn't...

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Aspirin & long haul flights

Is it true that taking a 300mg tablet of Aspirin a day helps prevent DVT in long haul flights? If so how long before the flight should they be taken? Is it safe for a 17 year old to taken them as well?

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can i give paracetamol to a 11month old baby?

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hie my baby has just got a high tempearture of around 37.5 degress celcius,he is coughing and has a runny nose at times, can i give him paracetamol and do i need to go to the gp for the prescription or i can get it over the counter?

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Paracetamol and my liver

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I have been taking paracetamol for a number of months for arthritic pain in my knee.  Back in October after a knee replacement, blood tests revealed abnormal ALT , my reading was 79 .. I am now afraid to use paracetamol because of this... I can not tolerate morphine, codeine or the derivatives so...

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