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Journal of Anesthesia & Pain Medicine(JAPM)

ISSN: 2474-9206 | DOI: 10.33140/JAPM

Impact Factor: 1.8

Paracetamol the Drug with a Safety Tag But to what Extent

Abstract

Amit Sharma

Paracetamol (PCM) is one of the most commonly used drugs for relief of fever and pain. It is an over the counter (OTC) drug and is available without a prescription. The World Health Organization (WHO) Pain control step ladder places PCM as the first level in pain control and recommends a total dose of 4 g in 24 hours (1). There is a complacent sense of safety associated with the use of PCM which has increased over time because of increase in viral pandemics and epidemics such as Dengue, Chikungunya and now the Covid- 19 Pandemic caused by the novel coronavirus SarsCoV2

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