PARACETAMOL

 PARACETAMOL IS AN ANTIPYRETIC DRUG AFFECTS AS ANALGESIC, ALSO KNOWN AS ACETAMINOPHEN. 

• DOSE:-- 15mg/ Kg X BDPC for Child, 2000mg/ Day in adult.
• USE::- Treat fever, mild to moderate pain           ( musculoskeletal pain, headache, dental or post surgical pain) 
• SIDE EFFECTS::- Liver Damage, Stomach ulcer.
• ONSET OF ACTION::- 

       By mouth: 37 minutes

       Intravenous: 8 min.        

IUPAC Name :- N- (4 hydroxyphenyl) acetamide.

FORMULA:- C⁸H⁹NO²

BRAND NAME :- Tylenol, CALPOL 

HOW IT WORKS:- 

Paracetamol reduces fever by affecting an area of brain 🧠 the hypothalamic heat regulating centre that regulates our body temperature 🌡️,works upon the brain 🧠 to block prostaglandin production. 

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