Zott P, Paracetamol/ Zaltoprofen

Paracetamol is used in the treatment of reducing fever, and relieving pain such as headache, pain during menstruation, arthralgia, myalgia, dental pain and post operative pain.

Paracetamol inhibits and blocks the production of pain and inflammation-causing chemicals called prostaglandins. Prostaglandins are found throughout the body, but paracetamol mainly works on those in the brain that are responsible for pain and fever.

Patients who take Paracetamol may suffer from such side effects;

Allergic reaction,
Liver damage,
Diarrhoea

Zaltoprofen is used in the treatment or prevention of fever, dental pain, post operative pain, pain during menstruation, headache, arthralgia, myalgia, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and gout.

Zaltoprofen is known as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Zaltoprofen works by blocking the release of chemical messengers that cause fever, pain and inflammation with redness and swelling.

Some of the potential side effects of Zaltoprofen　can include the symptoms below;

Abdominal pain,
Vomiting,
Constipation,
Diarrhoea,
Epigastric pain,
Flatulence,
Nausea,
Indigestion