College of st.

john roxas De la Salle supervised

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ROU!E( &RAND NAME( %O

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De)reases fever 6+ inhi6iting the effe)ts of p+rogens on the h+pothala*i) heat regulating )enter and 6+ a h+pothala*i) a)tion leading to s7eating and vasodilation. Relieves pain 6+ inhi6iting prostaglandin s+nthesis at the CNS 6ut does not have anti8 infla**ator+ a)tion 6e)ause of its *ini*al effe)t of peripheral prostaglandin s+nthesis.

Relief of *ild to *oderate pain4 treat*ent of fever

"+persensitivit+( #ntoleran)e to tartra9ine :+ello7 d+e ;-< al)ohol4 ta6le sugar4 sa))harin

Sti*ulation4 dro7siness4 nausea4 vo*iting4 a6do*inal pain4 hepatoxi)it+4 hepati) sei9ure4 renal failure4 leu)openia4 neutropenia4 he*ol+ti) ane*ia4 thro*6o)+topenia4 pan)+topenia4 rash4 urti)aria4 h+persensitivit+4 )+anosis4 ane*ia4 jaundi)e4 pan)+topenia4 CNS sti*ulation4 deliriu*4 follo7ed 6+ vas)ular )ollapse4 )onvulsion4 )o*a4 death

8tell patient to read la6el on other O!C drugs. Advi)e patient to avoid ta=ing *ore than one produ)t )ontaining para)eta*ol at one ti*e> as this *a+ )ause toxi)it+ if ta=en )on)urrentl+. 8advise patient to avoid al)ohol> a)ute poisoning 7ith liver *ight o))ur 8tea)h patients sign of )hroni) overdose> 6leeding4 6ruising *alaise4 fever4 sore throat. 8