Aspirin and analginum driven to the grave

Most often buy three Russian OTC drugs - analgin, aspirin and paracetamol.

To purchase the law does not need a prescription. But this does not mean that they have no side effects.

Paracetamol

How to be called, and which contains: koldakt, koldreks, Panadol, kaffetin, tsitramon and so on. N.

Purpose: Paracetamol has analgesic and antipyretic effect.

What is the danger: a therapeutic dose of paracetamol practically no negative impact on the body. But when we take a large dose of a drug or drink it along with gepatoksicheskimi (that is harmful to the liver) substances, such as alcohol, the toxic effects of paracetamol increases, and it begins to destroy the cells of the liver.

It is very serious!
In the US paratsetamolsoderzhaschie preparations for children under two years of prescription made - they can be bought only by prescription. This is to ensure that in each case the dose to the child's doctor expected.
An adult should not exceed the daily dose of 4 g If you need more, please consult your doctor. Remember, higher doses of paracetamol are deadly! From acute liver failure, people die.
What replaced? Ibuprofen (child size may be called Nurofen). Today it is the safest option to reduce fever and pain relief. And more efficient.

Aspirin

As can be called and which contains: acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin.

Purpose: antipyretic, analgesic, cardioprotective (reduces the risk of heart attack and stroke) tool.

What is the danger: irritating effect on the gastric mucosa. At the use of high doses may cause an uncontrolled stomach ulcer, 12 duodenal ulcer, and so on. N. Therefore, to use the drug to patients ulcer and erosive gastritis can not be! If such diagnoses you have not installed, but you are often plagued by pain in the stomach, heartburn, should consult with your doctor whether you can use this medication. For the prevention of heart attack and stroke, physicians recommend are usually milder forms of aspirin.

Know! It is well known that children in infectious diseases Aspirin can cause Reye's syndrome, or encephalopathy, and in addition, the use of drugs is fraught with the destruction of the liver. There are countries in which the use of aspirin by children under 12 (or even 16) years old without a doctor's prescription is prohibited!

Analgene

How to be called, and which contains: pentalgin, Sedalgin and so on. N.

Purpose: antipyretic, analgesic.

What is the danger: if their effectiveness analginum has terrible side effects - can cause agranulocytosis. This is a condition in which the body reduces the production of white blood cells. Namely, they are responsible for protection from infection. As a result, a person can pick up an infection even fatal. Because of this side effect of analgin still 70s banned in many countries.

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