Paracetamol Other names: Acetaminophen

Chemical formula: C₈H₉NO₂  Molecular mass: 151.163 g/mol  PubChem compound: 1983

Therapeutic indications

Paracetamol is indicated for:

Dysmenorrhea

Population group: women, only adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 - 65 years old)

Period pain

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Pain, fever

Population group: only infants (40 days - 1 year old) , children (1 year - 12 years old) , adolescents (12 years - 18 years old) , adults (18 years old or older)

For the treatment of mild to moderate pain including headache, migraine, neuralgia, toothache, sore throat, aches and pains, symptomatic relief of rheumatic aches and pains and of influenza, feverishness and feverish colds.

For this indication, competent medicine agencies globally authorize below treatments (click for details):

Contraindications

Paracetamol is contraindicated in the following cases:

Severe hepatocellular insufficiency

at least one of
Hepatic failure stage III
Hepatic failure stage IV
Decompensated cirrhosis of liver

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