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Australians bought more than 65 million packs of paracetamol pain relief last year. TGA efforts to reduce its potential harms will need to take those who use it to manage pain into consideration.
A panel of experts has urged caution regarding paracetamol during pregnancy. But that doesn’t change current advice to discuss pain relief with your doctor or pharmacist.
Australians over 50 can get their AstraZeneca vaccine from a GP clinic from today. Here’s what you need to know when you book yourself in.
An estimated £300m worth of medicine goes unused in the UK every year. But is it safe to take drugs past their expiry date?
New study finds a link between taking paracetamol during pregnancy and behaviour problems up to age eight.
The annual number of paracetamol poisoning cases in Australia has increased by 44% over the last decade. To tackle this problem, we need tighter regulation around the way paracetamol is sold.
In short, pain medicine is able to block the processes that cause the feeling of pain. To understand why, you need to know a bit about how pain works.
They’re often no more effective than placebo, but that shouldn’t necessarily stop us using them.
Although common, back pain has many causes, and a quick drug fix is not the answer. But there are things you can do to get back on track.
All the guidelines recommend paracetamol for pain relief despite the lack of evidence for the drug’s effectiveness.
Some of the headlines are alarming but pregnant women and their doctors should not change their current use of paracetamol on the basis of this paper.
Paracetamol is one of the most widely used medicines in Australia and around the world with millions of doses administered worldwide each day.
Some advertising content bypasses regulations to promote unrealistic beliefs about drugs.
Pharmacies have aisles full of cold and flu tablets. But which product is the best one for you? And will it really help you feel better?
Australia’s drug regulator is looking into reclassifying codeine-based drugs as prescription-only. This is a good idea because the easy availability of these pinkillers is causing substantial harm.
People seeing a doctor for low back pain are often told to take paracetamol. But a study published today shows the drug is ineffective for the condition and its prolonged use has harmful side effects.
People with lower back pain are usually told to take some paracetamol for relief. But research published today shows that this almost universal advice is misguided. Up to 90% of the population will experience…
Strict guidelines that were introduced 18 months ago following the death of a young woman have transformed the way paracetamol overdoses are managed, including the introduction of the lowest threshold…
The salt found in common effervescent and soluble drugs may be exposing consumers to an increased risk of heart problems, according to a study published in the BMJ today. The study found it’s possible…
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Associate Professor in Medicine, The University of Sydney, Sydney Medical Foundation Fellow & Senior Research Fellow, George Institute for Global Health
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