PARACETAMOL 250mg. IP

Belongs to a group of medicines called analgesics and antipyretics that relieve mild to moderate pain and feverishness in children from six years onward. An appropriate therapeutic drug for infants and children for pain relief and as an antipyretic. (Kanakkande Aabideen, 2011) Provides fast and effective relief from headaches, toothaches, backaches, and musculoskeletal pain associated with/without fever. Reduces the intensity of pain signals to the brain and prevents the release of substances that increase pain and body temperature. Achieves effective antipyresis and provides symptomatic improvement in children with febrile illness. An effective analgesic that is useful in a broad range of clinical conditions. The first-choice over-the-counter treatment for analgesia and antipyresis in children. (N Cranswick, 2000)