Over-the-counter pain medications 101

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When it comes to shop-bought painkillers, there are rows and rows of shelves dedicated to them in supermarkets and pharmacies – ranging from own-brand tablets, to more expensive capsules and caplets, as well as branded packets that promise to work faster, and target specific pain ...  Show more

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When we are in pain, we often turn to over-the-counter medications like acetaminophen. Sometimes, however, we’re prescribed opioid painkillers, and there’s a perception that this will be a more effective treatment, because opiods are the “strongest” treatment. But a lot of what w ...  Show more

On this episode I discuss the basics with acetaminophen and which disease states and other medications to look out for when you have patients taking acetaminophen. Other items discussed on the podcast Mechanism of action Adverse effects Dosing Drug interactions Comparison to NSAI ...  Show more