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Acetab is a drug whose main ingredients are Paracetamol and Caffeine. Acetab is used to relieve pain and reduce fever. To ensure the effectiveness when using, users need to follow the instructions of doctors, and need to refer to more information about the uses of Acetab in the following article.1. What are the uses of Acetab?
1.1. What is Acetab? Acetab belongs to the group of pain relievers, antipyretics and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, treating Gout and osteoarthritis. The drug has the main ingredient Acetaminophen 500mg (Paracetamol), manufactured at An Giang Pharmaceutical Joint Stock Company - VIETNAM and has the registration number: V24-H12-05
The drug is made in the form of tablets and is packing box of 10 blisters or 20 blisters x 10 tablets and box of 1 bottle of 100 tablets.
1.2. What does Acetab do? Indications for use of Acetab:
Acetab medicine quickly relieves the symptoms of: Fever, aches and pains such as: Headache, toothache, earache, aches, flu. The use of Acetab is contraindicated when:
The patient has anemia repeatedly or has heart, lung, liver or kidney disease. Hypersensitivity to paracetamol. Being addicted to alcohol. Deficiency of the enzyme glucose - 6 - phosphate dehydrogenase.
2. Usage of Acetab
2.1. How to take Acetab Drugs Acetab is taken orally. The medicine should be taken after eating. The interval between doses is at least 4 hours 2.2. Dosage of the drug Acetab Adults and children over 12 years: Take 500 to 1000mg over a period of 4 to 6 hours. Children 6 - 12 years: Take 250 to 500mg over a 4 to 6 hour period. Do not use more than 4g a day. Treatment for missed doses:
Common medicines can be taken within 1 to 2 hours of the time specified in the prescription. Unless there is a stricter rule on how long to take the drug, users can take Acetab a few hours later when it is discovered that they have forgotten. But if the time is too far from the time when you need to take Acetab, the user should not take the supplement, which can be dangerous for the body. It is necessary to strictly follow the instructions or consult a doctor before deciding to use the drug.
Treatment of overdose:
In case of overdose of Acetab 500mg, the patient should stop taking it immediately, if there are dangerous symptoms, call 911 immediately for help. Family members need to bring medical records, and all prescriptions or medicine bottles that the patient is taking so that doctors can diagnose quickly and treat easily.
3. Note when using Acetab
Paracetamol is relatively nontoxic at therapeutic doses. But sometimes there are skin reactions including: maceration, papules, pruritus and urticaria. Other hypersensitivity reactions including: Angioedema, laryngeal edema, anaphylactoid reactions, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia and pancytopenia have occurred with the use of p- derivatives. aminophenols especially with prolonged high doses. Cases of neutropenia, purpura and thrombocytopenia have occurred with paracetamol. Rare cases of agranulocytosis have been reported in patients taking paracetamol. People with phenylketonuria (meaning a deficiency in the gene that determines the status of phenylalanine hydroxylase) and people who have to limit the amount of phenylalanine put into the body should be warned that some paracetamol preparations contain aspartame because it will cause harm. metabolized in the stomach and intestines to phenylalanine after oral administration. Paracetamol should be used with caution in patients with pre-existing anemia because cyanosis may not be evident, despite dangerous and high concentrations of methemoglobin in the blood. When patients drink a lot of alcohol, beer can increase the toxicity of paracetamol in the liver. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid or limit alcohol consumption. Caution should be exercised in people with impaired liver and kidney function. Physicians need to warn patients about the manifestations of serious skin reactions such as: toxic skin necrosis syndrome (TEN), Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS), generalized pustular rash syndrome acute trunk syndrome (AGEP) or Lyell's syndrome. The drug has no effect while driving or operating machinery. The subjects who need to be cautious when taking Acetab 500mg include: Pregnant women, lactating women, the elderly and children under 15 years old, people with kidney failure, liver failure, people with hypersensitivity to any substance. any ingredient in the drug, is in a hepatic coma, peptic ulcer or myasthenia gravis. Paracetamol is a pain reliever, so it is often chosen for pregnant women. However, if paracetamol is used late in pregnancy, it can lead to persistent wheezing in the newborn after birth. Absolutely, should not abuse paracetamol too often for pregnant women. Acetab can be passed on to babies through breastfeeding, so mothers need to carefully weigh the benefits or possible risks to mother and baby. Do not arbitrarily use the drug without carefully reading the instructions for use of the drug and need to consult and note the doctor and pharmacist to protect both mother and baby.
4. Side effects of the drug Acetab
When taking Acetab 500mg, users will experience some side effects such as: Skin rash or other allergic reactions. Usually erythematous or urticaria, but in more severe cases can cause drug fever and mucosal damage.
Possible side effects of Acetab include:
Uncommon: Skin rash, nausea, vomiting, anemia, hematopoietic disorders (neutropenia, pancytopenia, leukopenia ) and anemia. Rare: Hypersensitivity reactions. If experiencing these symptoms, the patient should stop using Acetab 500mg and notify the doctor for appropriate treatment.
5. How to store Acetab
The shelf life of Acetab is 36 months from the date of manufacture. Do not use when the medicine has expired. Users should store the drug at room temperature (below 30°C), in a cool dry place and protected from light. Note: Keep Acetab 500mg out of reach of children and pets. Acetab 500mg should not be thrown into the toilet or water pipe unless directed to do so. Users can consult a pharmacist or local waste disposal company for safe disposal of medicines. Above is all information about Acetab drug, patients need to carefully read the instructions for use, consult a doctor / pharmacist before using. Absolutely do not arbitrarily buy medicine to treat at home because there may be unwanted side effects.
