Acetylsalicylic acid or paracetamol?
Date
1990Author
Mburu, DN
Maitho, TE
Lökken, P
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ArticleLanguage
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Paracetamol, a widely used non-narcotic analgesic, has the same analgesic, and antipyretic efficacy as acetylsalicylic acid (ASA). In contrast to ASA, paracetamol has traditionally been claimed to have little or no anti-inflammatory effect. There is, however, increasing support for the view that paracetamol has anti-inflammatory activity and reduces pain and swelling in inflammatory conditions other than rheumatoid arthritis. Overall, paracetamol seems to be equally effective as ASA. Since ASA has a greater potential for adverse effects, paracetamol is increasingly preferred to ASA, particularly in children.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2390952http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/33110
Citation
Mburu DN, Maitho TE, Lökken P (1990). Acetylsalicylic acid or paracetamol?Publisher
Department of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi, Kenya.