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Description Pyrigesic tablets, syrupand drops for oral administration provide paracetamol, a widely used, non-narcotic, non-salicylate, analgesic and antipyretic of high efficacy. When administered in usual therapeutic dosages, has virtually little side effects
Indications
Pyrigesic (tablets & syrup) is indicated in fever associated with bacterial or viral infections, mild to moderate pain including muscular pain, joint pains, sprains and injuries, wryneck, toothache, headache, earache, neuralgia, post-immunisation reaction, post tonsillectomy pain, menstrual discomfort, discomforts of cold and flu, pharyngitis, laryngitis and tracheobronchitis.
Adverse Reactions
With normal therapeutic doses of Pyrigesic hypersensitivity reactions like erythematous or urticarial skin rashes, mucosal lesions, drug, fever, etc. may occur rarely.
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Precautions
Care should be taken for patients with impaired liver or kidney functions
Drug Interactions
Co-administration of alcohol and Pyrigesic (paracetamol), at least in high therapeutic doses, may be harmful. With chloramphenicol, half-life of the antibiotic is prolonged which may cause increased toxic effects of the antibiotic, probably due to competitive metabolism that takes place between the two compounds.
Dosage
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