Showing posts with label paracetamol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label paracetamol. Show all posts

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Paracetamol vs Ibuprofen: How to Choose for Fever in Children?

Both paracetamol (acetaminophen) and ibuprofen are used as antipyretic (fever reliever) and analgesic (for mild-moderate pain), especially in children. But how safe are they? How can we determine when to choose paracetamol and when to choose ibuprofen? We will discuss about it here.


Friday, September 16, 2011

Common Cold Medicines: Choose (Only) Medicines You Need!

As we know, now there are plenty of common cold medicines in market, and most of them is available over-the-counter. But do you know what are the active ingredients of each medicines? Are they suitable with your symptoms? In this article, I will describe some active components in common cold medicines, with the analysis of each benefits of them.