Consumption of paracetamol among Indians has become a social media subject, recently with a US-based doctor, claiming that Indians have become a domestic name since “manuscript, paracetamol, also known as Dolo-650” since “Candy-like” painkillers “.

Mostly, paracetamol is taken as a regular remedy, without tips or consultation with doctors. Even though most people consider it harmless, doctors have repeatedly issued a warning that indiscriminate and over-the-counter medicine can have a serious effect-especially on your liver.

Recently, US-based gastroenterologist and health teacher Dr. Palaniapana Manikam said in the X that “Indians take 650 as it is a cadbury gem.” His post was brought to thousands of reactions from across the country – many people reduced their own Dolo use. While many users agreed with the doctor, others paid attention to the sick effects of the drug.

What is paracetamol?

Paracetamol is an analgesic and antipiratic drug that is used temporarily to relieve moderate pain and fever and usually involves as a component in cold and flu drugs.

This is the exact same drug as used in Tilanol – United States. According to experts, the drug made in 1878 works first by blocking chemical messengers in your brain, which you will know when you are in pain and affecting chemical messenger that regulates body temperature. It prevents the production of prostaglandins made by your body to deal with the disease and injury.

What conditions can you use paracetamol?

Widely available drugs are used for relief:

• Headache
• Tension headache
• Migraine
• backache
• Arthritis and muscle pain
• Arthritis pain and inflammation
• Tooth ache
• Period pain
• Symptoms of cold and flu
• sore throat
• sinus pain
• post surgery
• Fever

How much paracetamol dose is considered safe?

According to experts, even if it is considered safe when it is used correctly, paracetamol should be taken with extreme caution. It is not an anti -inflammatory drug. It is usually available in 500 mg and 650 mg tablets and 1000 mg injectable forms.

According to medical guidelines, the maximum permissible dose for adults is 4 grams (or 4000 mg) per day. This means that if you have been prescribed 500 mg tablets, you can safely take eight tablets over a 24 -hour period, with a minimum four -hour gap between doses. Children between the ages of 10 to 15 years should be given paracetamol pills four times a day.

For young children, doctors recommend taking paracetamol in suspension form, with the following precautions:

• Always use oral syringe or measuring spoon that comes with your suspension to ensure that you are giving the correct dose.
• The recommended dose always depends on the age and weight of the child, and you need to take care of it as a parents.
• Stir the bottle for ten seconds before removing the cap.
• Be sure to insert the syringe and prepare only the recommended dose.
• Place the syringe inside the baby’s mouth inside your cheek and press slowly to release the medicine.
• Change the cap on the bottle of paracetamol and wash and dry the syringe.
• Do not use an open bottle after a week.

Doctors do not recommend patients to consume paracetamol with other drugs that have the same compound to avoid casual overdose.

What to do if you overdose on paracetamol?

If you or your child takes too much paracetamol, get immediate medical help even when healed.

Doctors say that paracetamol causes delay and severe liver damage. Although there can be no symptoms of overdose during the first 24 hours, you can experience foot, nausea, sweating, vomiting, loss of appetite and abdominal pain.

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