Tachipirina, the waste of a widely used medicine. Even to no avail. And without precautions
For example, against osteoarthritis, contrary to what many
think, tachipirina is useless. It is sculpted by a scientific research
published in the Lancet. The cases in which tachipirina can be useful and
effective
WHEN NOT TO USE THE TACHIPIRINA
An over-the-counter drug, but not for this to be used as a
glass of water. A medicine doubly effective both as
an antipyretic (to lower fever) and as an analgesic (against
pains from inflammation). The paracetamol is one of
the medicines that we waste more, even for the fact that we use it as if it
were an elixir against any calamity. Even when it's not needed, or it's
useless.
How many times, even for a simple malaise, we have taken
a tachipirina or we have heard someone, perhaps while
talking to a mother who has to deal with a small child with a high fever, say:
«Give him the tachipirina». Yes, this drug, whose molecule is paracetamol, is
used too frequently and easily. Hence a waste of
medicines , with possible side effects for health, and an expense, it is
of little importance whether it is public or private, completely useless.
WHEN NOT TO TAKE TACHIPIRINA
Here are the two most frequent cases of tachipirina waste,
i.e. when this medicine is really useless. The first concerns
the children's fever . All
pediatricians now agree that tachipirina should be given to children only if
the fever is very high, over 39 on the thermometer. And
even with a fever of 39, it might be useless. That is, if the child is in
a good mood, plays, eats and sleeps regularly, then even with a high fever it
is not necessary to use tachipirina. Unless, of course, you go beyond
40 . In any case, it is essential for children to consult with the
pediatrician and respect a dosage proportional to their body weight.
Even more serious and wasteful is the use of this medicine
to treat osteoarthritis . A recent
analysis published in the Lancet journal , the most
authoritative and reliable in the world in the field of medicine ,
clearly states that paracetamol, used for osteoarthritis (and in particular for
gonarthrosis) is absolutely ineffective. It is zero for therapy purposes. At
most it has a placebo effect : and this ruling in Lancet comes
after the University of Bern has examined 74 studies on
tachipirine applied to osteoarthritis.
HOW TO FIGHT ARTHROSIS
On the contrary, and with very different efficacy, against
osteoarthritis, we must focus on good prevention . With
three fundamental rules: do not be overweight, do not smoke , do not produce knee load
abnormalities. For example, playing soccer after a certain age.
WHEN TACHIPIRINE IS EFFECTIVE AND USEFUL
In fact, tachipirina, although it is a medicine that does
not need a prescription or a prescription, is suitable for adults, or for
children who are at least 15 years old . And here its
effects are triggered to relieve fever, or even to counteract a headache or a stiff neck. On the market,
tachipirina is sold in tablets (also effervescent), in drops and in
suppositories: many possibilities, confirming the high use of this drug.
CONTRAINDICATIONS OF TACHIPIRINA
Still on the subject of excessive and wasteful use of
tachipirina, it is good to keep in mind that, for some people and regardless of
age, this very popular drug should be avoided. In particular: anyone who
is hypersensitive to paracetamol , those suffering
from allergies , haemolytic
anemia or liver failure . And finally, several
studies have shown that tachipirina in very high and excessive doses risks
being a drug that produces hepatoxicity, or liver damage.
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