Sunday, January 18, 2009

PARACETAMOL

Paracetamol is one of the widely used drugs for common medicine. It has exceptional qualities that make it an antipyretic and an analgesic. It is used in symptoms of common cold and headaches. It is also used for minor aches and pains in the body. It is commercially and freely available in the markets and they generally do not have any dangerous side effects. It may be also administered directly to children. However certain studies have revealed that their increase could lead to potential asthma. Paracetamols do not have any anti inflammatory actions and inhibits the production thromboxenes. This type of drug is mainly metabolized in the liver.

It has scientifically proven from a study that the rate or the efficiency of this drug is more than ninety percent. Generally the paracetamol is not toxic. However the increased usage of this drug may lead to potential liver failiure. It is generally used to treat migraines. It is found to be lethal to snakes . It does not cause any haemorrage in humans and it is found to have greater relief using it rather than using aspirin. Symptoms of phenacetin are very vague and minute. This make the drug potent and helpful to the anibodies. Although this drug eases the pain quite comfortably, the mechanism of action of these drugs still remain a debate

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