Paracetamol: what helps and what medication is prescribed

Justified confidence in the drug confirmed by the World Organization of the Ministry of Health. Paracetamol, rightly, is on the list of essential medicines in every medicine cabinet, because it is considered safe and effective in the elimination of many pathological symptoms of different etiology. This characteristic is confirmed by clinical and laboratory investigations.

The mechanism of action of the popular drug

Oral forms of paracetamol taken orally. It gets into the gastro-intestinal tract and is absorbed in the upper small intestine, providing the human body fast and pronounced antipyretic effect, Mean analgesic and mild anti-inflammatory. The mechanism of this process is in a decelerating effect on thermoregulation center, which is located in the hypothalamus of the brain. It is also noted slight blocking receptors maintaining the inflammatory process.

Widely used rectal suppositories antipyretic drugs that are absorbed in the colon and have a more prolonged action. This form of medication is usually recommended to prevent temperature spikes at night in children and relief of pain in adults.

Paracetamol helps many manifestations of acute and chronic diseases, but its effect is very limited in time.

Here are the main aspects of the temporary location of the drug in the human body:

• effect occurs after an average of 20-30 minutes when using drugs in oral form (tablets, syrups, capsules, suspensions);
  
• if used rectal suppositories, the drug takes effect within 40-50 minutes;
  
• maximum concentration in the blood observed after 1.5-2 hours;
  
• after 6 hours (when using a spark to 8 hours) drug completely excreted by the kidneys without being accumulated in the tissues and organs;
  
• primary effect observed 3.5-4 hours, depending on the intensity of the pathological process.

Based on the above data on medicines, it can be concluded that paracetamol is very good, but a very short time, which leads to receiving the necessary multiplicity of drug every 4-5 hours, for example, if the temperature rises with influenza or the common cold.

See also: Dosage and instructions for use of paracetamol

What can be treated with paracetamol?

To the question, why take Paracetamol, one can note a number of diseases because the drug copes well with Many pathological symptoms in the complex treatment of most inflammatory, infectious, acute and chronic diseases. The most common manifestations of subjective plan are as follows:

• hyperthermia various etiology;
• painful menstruation;
  
• toothache;
  
• headaches associated with physical and mental overexertion;
  
• chronic joint pain;
  
• chills or fever;
  
• aching joints, which often occurs at the initial stage of introduction into the body of a viral infection;
  
• painful teething;
  
• pain when sore throat, stomatitis, gingivitis;
  
• chronic inflammatory diseases characterized subfebrile temperature.

While most people often use Paracetamol, and knows from what he makes, it is necessary to consult with your doctor about the advisability of such use.

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Anna Moschovis - family doctor.

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