The death of a young mother following ‘staggered overdoses’ of paracetamol given while in ... educated trainee solicitor had been given the intravenous doses when he was shown a copy of ...

Acetaminophen (APAP, N-acetyl-para-aminophenol, paracetamol) is available over the counter and used widely to relieve mild-to-moderate pain from head and muscle aches, pain secondary to local ...

Acetaminophen 10mg/mL; soln for IV infusion; preservative-free. The precise mechanism of the analgesic and antipyretic properties of acetaminophen is not established but is thought to primarily ...

He was given soluble paracetamol 1 gm four times daily for convenience. Despite initial supplementation with maintenance intravenous fluids (0.9% saline and 5% dextrose), a subcutaneous infusion ...

New research coming out from the University of Nottingham has found that repeated use of common over-the-counter painkiller paracetamol in people aged 65 or over can lead to an increased risk of ...

When you have a pain somewhere in your body, whether it be your head or period cramps, do you consciously reach for ibuprofen or paracetamol, or do you take whichever one you have to hand? Ibuprofen ...

Paracetamol is the world’s most popular painkiller and is used in a whole range of over-the-counter preparations and also on prescription. One of the advantages of paracetamol is that it isn’t ...

Recently paracetamol has been in the headlines again, because a scientific paper in a major journal (the British Medical Journal) reported that it was ineffective for lower back pain, and indeed ...