Paracetamol 500 mg 20 tablets

Tradename

Paracetamol

paracetamol

Compound:

Each tablet contains:

Paracetamol 500 mg

Auxiliary components:

Methyl hydroxybenzoate, propyl hydroxybenzoate, starch, talc, sucrose, magnesium stearate.

Properties

Analgesic-antipyretic. It has analgesic, antipyretic and weak anti-inflammatory action. The mechanism of action is associated with inhibition of prostaglandin synthesis, with a predominant effect on the thermoregulatory center in the hypothalamus.

Indications

Pain syndrome of mild and moderate intensity of various origins (including headache, migraine, toothache, neuralgia, myalgia, algomenorrhea; pain from injuries, burns). Fever in infectious and inflammatory diseases.

Dosage and administration

Inside, adults and adolescents weighing more than 60 kg are used in a single dose of 500 mg, the frequency of administration is up to 4 times / day. The maximum duration of treatment is 5-7 days.

Maximum doses: single — 1 g, daily — 4 g.

Contraindications

Chronic alcoholism, hypersensitivity to paracetamol.

Precautionary measures:

Use with caution in patients with impaired liver and kidney function, with benign hyperbilirubinemia, as well as in elderly patients.

Side effects

On the part of the digestive system: rarely — dyspepsia, with prolonged use in high doses — hepatotoxic effects.

From the hemopoietic system: rarely — thrombocytopenia, leukopenia, pancytopenia, neutropenia, agranulocytosis.

Allergic reactions: rarely — skin rash, itching, urticaria.