Paracetamol

Paracetamol is analgesic and antipyretic agent. Paracetamol is the active metabolite of phenacetin, responsible for its analgesic effect. Paracetamol is a weak prostaglandin inhibitor in peripheral tissues and possesses no significant antinflammatory effects. Paracetamol is one of the most important drug used for the treatment of mild to moderate pain when an antinfalmmatory effect is not necessary. Paracetamol is preferred over aspirin as an analgesic/antipyretic for patients in whom aspirin is contraindicated, such as those who have a history of gastric ulcer or a coagulation disorder.


Brands
COFCOL COFCOL COFCOL KOMKOLD KOMKOLD PARACETAMOL SINAXAMOL COLD FREE PARAMOL PARAMOL RGESIC RGESIC RGESIC EXTRA RGESIC EXTRA FEBROL FEBROL FEBROL FLUCOL FLUCOL NAPA NAPA BIOMOL BIOMOL BOSCHTAMOL EFFERALGAN VALADOL TYLADOL TYLADOL-CF TYLADOL EXTRA EPINOL-DM DYPON TYLOL TYLOL TYLOL TYLOL TYLOL MYLENOL MYLENOL PABALGESIC PABFIN ALGAPHAN ALGAPHAN PANARAM PANARAM DISTALGESIC SPASMOGIN SPASMOGIN TANAMOL TANAMOL TANAMOL TANAMOL TANAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL FARAMOL FARAMOL PARACETAMOL PANADOL PANADOL PANADOL PANADOL PANADOL ACTIFED-P ACTIFED-P ACTIFED-P CALPOL CALPOL CALPOL-6 PLUS CALPOL-6 PLUS EMPIRIN COMP PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL ACEPOL ACEPOL DIANAGESIC TRIAD COLD NIGHTCARE NIGHTCARE FLUTEE HIGESIC PARACETAMOL YANIL ASPIRIN COMPOUND CETALIX CETALIX IODOPYRIN PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL JALGESIC PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL EXIDOL EXIDOL EXIDOL PAINOL PAINOL PAINOL PAINOL KANAMOL KANAMOL KANAMOL KANAMOL NOVOFIED-P NOVOFIED-P NOVOFIED-P LEFIN LEFIN AMOLE AMOLE POWER PARAMAC PARAMAC PARAMAC PELIX PELIX PELIX ANGESIC PARADEXAMOL PARAMED DOREN PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL ANALVON MUANPOL MUANPOL MUANPOL-6 PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL NAFPOL NAFPOL ILLCO DOLEX DOLEX PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL TRICOS TRICOS SINUTAB ANAMOL PARACETAMOL NESGESIC NESGESIC PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL RELTUS C&F RELTUS C&F FEBRINOL FEBRINOL FEBRINOL FEBRINOL FEBRINOL COMP FEBRINOL COMP DARVIN PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL DEPROGESIC PARACETAMOL JR PARACETAMOL JR PROMOL PROMOL PROMOL DONAMOL PLUS DONAMOL PLUS DONAMOL PLUS DONAMOL PLUS DISPROL DISPROL MEPOL PARA PARA RAPCEEN RUPHEN SARIDON PROVAS PROVAS SAMEROL-N C.C DON EXTRA FORTAGESIC NORGESIC NUBEROL PYROL PYROL PYROL PYROL SEMOPYRIN SEMOPYRIN ACETOFEN ACETOSOL TYMOLE PEDROL PEDROL PEDROL PEDROL-CF DURAGESIC PM-500 PARA+PLUS PARA+PLUS PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL COMPOUND PARACETAMOL COMPOUND XOVIN FLUEZE FLUEZE FLUEZE DARWOCET PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL SARAPYRINE SARAPYRINE TRIGESIC COLDENE COLDENE DIAGESIC WILGESIC WILGESIC TEMPOL PINEAPPLE TEMPRAMINE TEMPRAMINE KASAMOL KASAMOL ZEPYRINE PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL COMPOUND PARACETAMOL COMPOUND PARACETAMOL COMPOUND SAMOPHEN SAMOPHEN EPLACIN PARACETAMOL COMPOUND PARACETAMOL COMPOUND AKSOPOL AKSOPOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL CONIL REDOVIN PANAM PANAM ESTADOL ESTADOL ESTADOL ESTADOL ESTADOL NEOPHED-P ANALPHENE LISKOPRIN PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARAPOL PARAPOL DCOLD DCOLD FENMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL FLEXODIN BABY RHINOCOL KOFNIL AFIMOL HYDRYLLIN ANTI FLU HYDRYLLIN ANTI FLU HYDRYLLIN ANTI FLU MEDI-FLU PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL MEDIGESIC MEDIGESIC ACFIN-P COLDREX COLDREX DOSAFED-P DOSAFED-P AMADOL EXTRA AMADOL EXTRA ESTADOL EXTRA FEDRAMOL FEDRAMOL FEDRAMOL FEDRAMOL MEDIPRIN PARACETAMOL FEVAMOL FEVAMOL FEVAMOL C.C. DON-CF PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL TYLOL EXTRA FLUNIL PANADOL-CF ORPHENAMOLE DEXTAGESIC ELKOPAL AMSIDAL PARACETAMOL PARADIN PARADIN SCHAZOPYRIN C.C.DON PLAIN NEUROBEDOXINE PLUS PANARIN DELMOL DELMOL DELMOL DELMOL EXTRA DELMOL-CF DELMOL FORTE DELZONE CEPOL CEPOL CEPOL CEPOL KANAPRIN CODOGESIC DIAGESIC-P PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACOD GLOGESIC SCOTS PARACETAMOL VAMOL COLBEX CAFIPAR PARACETAMOL PEDRIC PEDRIC PEDRIC TRICLOD TRICLOD GENICOL GENICOL GENICOL GENICOL PAINFIT PAINFIT PAINFIT PAINFIT PAINFIT PAINEZE DEEPOL DEEPOL KIDICOLD CANIDOL CANIDOL PARACETAMOL COMPOUND PARACETAMOL COMPOUND FERROGESIC PARLEX NENGESIC-CF BARBIDOL DERMAAN DERMAAN DAMSY-P NORMAGESIC PAROL PLUS PAROL PAROL FEVENOR DAYCOR NICOR L-POL L-POL L-POL XAMOL XAMOL FINEGESIC MEDIMOL MEDIMOL MEDIMOL MEDIMOL MEDIMOL P-MOL P-MOL REGOFID-P REGOFID-P REGOFID-P ASKPROL ASKPROL FLEXAR SAPTAMOL SAPTAMOL ANAPHENE PARAHEIM PARAHEIM PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL ANOROL ANOROL WYLADOL CENADRIN KEMPOL KEMPOL ASMACAINE ASMACAINE PARATOL PARATOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL FLOGESIC CODAMIN-P PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL HELIGESIC PROLIFED-P AMOLE PLUS PARACETAMOL ORPHAGESIC-P PARACODEINE PARAHEIM PLUS PARAHEIM PLUS PARAHEIM PLUS PAXFIN RESIDOL RESIDOL RESIDOL RESIDOL RESIDOL EXTRA CALPOL PLUS BUSCOPAN PLUS AMOLE FORTE PANADOL EXTRA NUBEROL FORTE MEDIGESIC C MEDIGESIC C RESIDOL-CF PEDROL EXTRA FEBROL XTRA GEOMOL GEOMOL GEOMOL CALPOL PAEDIATRIC CALPOL PAEDIATRIC NAPADOC JUVAPYRINE PARACETAMOL JR PINK PEDROL FORT PEDROL TOTAL EPINOL-CF EPINOL-CF FITAMOL ASKPROL C ORASIC PARATOL EXTRA PAMOL PAMOL PAMOL PAMOL FORTE KAPRIN COMPOUND KAPRIN COMPOUND DRAPHENE ASCOGIN PANAFIN-500 PANAFIN-CF PANAFIN EXTRA TEMPNIL AMADOL FENMOL-6 PLUS FENMOL CF FLUCARE MEDINOL PAROX CODEINE PLUS FYGESIC PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL TERINOL ZULTRACET TEMPOL 6+ TEMPOL 6+ FEDRAMOL PLUS PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL TRIPLON-P PANAM PLUS PANAM PLUS AMOLE PAEDATRIC SINAXAMOL EXTRA LEFIN PLUS NUBEROL PLUS BAKAGESIC SERMOL SERMOL SERMOL SERMOL SERMOL FORTE SERMOL FORTE SERMOL FORTE BENCITAMOL BENCITAMOL RELTUS C&F PLUS E-POL 6 PLUS E-POL 6 PLUS EROPYRIN EROPYRIN PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL PARACETAMOL ASCAMOL ASCAMOL AMOLE Q.S. 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Adult Dose
Dose: 500 to 1000 mg
Single Dose: 750 (750)
Frequency: 6 hourly
Route: PO
Instructions: Maximum adult dose is 4 g/day in divided doses (i.e. 1g every 6 hourly)
Neonatal
Dose: 12 mg/kg
Single Dose: 12 (12)
Frequency: 6 hourly
Route: Oral
Instructions: -
Paedriatic
Dose: 10 to 15 mg/kg/dose
Single Dose: 12 (12.5)
Frequency: 6 hourly
Route: Oral
Instructions:
Characteristics
Paracetamol also known as Acetaminophen, Acetaminophen. . It is of Synthetic origin and belongs to Aminophenol. It belongs to Cyclo-oxygenase inhibitor pharmacological group on the basis of mechanism of action and also classified in Analgesics and Anti-inflammatory Agents pharmacological group.The Molecular Weight of Paracetamol is 151.20. Its pKa is 9.5.
Contraindications
Paracetamol is contraindicated in conditions like Hypersensitivity.
Effects
The severe or irreversible adverse effects of Paracetamol, which give rise to further complications include Bronchospasm.Paracetamol produces potentially life-threatening effects which include Blood dyscrasias, Centribular Necrosis, Liver damage. which are responsible for the discontinuation of Paracetamol therapy.The signs and symptoms that are produced after the acute overdosage of Paracetamol include hypoglycemic coma, Hepatic necrosis, Liver failure, renal tubular necrosis.The symptomatic adverse reactions produced by Paracetamol are more or less tolerable and if they become severe, they can be treated symptomatically, these include Skin rashes, GI adverse effects.
Indications
'Paracetamol is primarily indicated in conditions like Ear pain, Fever, Headache, Malaise, Migraine, Mild to moderate pain, Pain, Post-vaccine reaction, Short-bowel syndrome, Tobacco amblyopia and leber''s optic atrophy, Toothache.'
Interactions
Paracetamol is known to interact with other drugs, the details of drug interactions is as follows:DrugDetailsSeverityOnsetManagementAdefovir DipivoxilAlcoholAscorbic AcidAscorbic acid increases half life of acetaminophen.Azilisartan MedoxomilAzilisartan when administered with NSAIDS (like paracetamol) can lead to volume depletionBusulphanMetabolism of Intravenous Busulphan possibly inhibited Paracetamol (caution is advised within 72 hours of Paracetamol).Carbamazepineplasma concentration of paracetamol may be reduced by anti epileptic such as carbamazepine, phenobarbital , phenytoin or primidoneMinorChloramphenicolCimetidine (HCl)DiflunisalInterferon AlphaIsoniazidIsoniazid exacerbate the hepatotoxicity of acetaminophen by inducing its CYP450 2E1 metabolism results in toxic metabolites.ModerateCoadministration is considered contraindicated. Cmonitor the patient for hepatotoxicity. Aspirin is considered as safer alternative of paracetamol.Itopride (HCl)Metoclopramide (HCl)Probenecidpretreatment with probenecid can decrease paracetamol clearance and increase plasma half life MinorPropantheline (Br)Propantheline decreases the gastrointestinal absorption of acetaminophen by reducing gastric motility and delaying gastric emptying.MinorSulphinpyrazoneSulphinpyrazone increases the hepatotoxicity of paracetamol and decreases its pharmacological effect by accelerating the metabolism of paracetamol.ModerateUse of this combination should be avoided over a prolong period of time. Closely monior for hepatotoxicity.Warfarin (Na)Warfarin (Na)Paracetamol potentiate the hypoprothrombinemic effect of warfarinMinorMonitor signs of bleeding.ZidovudineCombined use of these agents may potentiate the risk of bone marrow suppression and hepatotoxicity.MinorClosely monitor the patient for the development hepatotoxicity and bone marrow toxicity. These interactions are sometimes beneficial and sometimes may pose threats to life. Always consult your physician for the change of dose regimen or an alternative drug of choice that may strictly be required.
Interfrence
False +ve results for plasma salicylates
Risks
If prescribing authority justifies the benefits of the drug against the possible damages he/she should reevaluate them and consult the reference material and previous studies.
Storage
tab,syr,susp Store in a well closed container, Below 40°C. Protect from Sunlight and Moisture.
Warnings
If sensitivity reaction occurs, discontinue use of paracetamol. If pain persist more than 10 days and arthritic and rheumatic condition affecting children, immediately consult physician. If patient have been diagnosed with liver or kidney impairment, seek medical advice before taking medication. If symptoms persists consult doctor.
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