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Also known as analgesics, these include:
Name |
Effects |
Side Effects |
| Codral Forte® | A potent pain killer. | Constipation,
stomach bleeds. |
| A combin-ation of aspirin & codeine. | Overdose causes drowsiness. | |
| Panadeine Forte® and
Forte® | Potent. Other information as for Codral Forte® but without the stomach bleeds (due to the omission of aspirin). See also paracetamol. | |
| Paracetamol
(Dymadon®, Panamax®, Panadol®, Tylenol®, Paralgin®) | Mild pain killer and antipyretic (temperat-ure reducing drug). | Very dang-erous in overdose as fatal liver toxicity may occur. Over-dose of 16 tablets or more needs urgent medical advice. |