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What is Pamol 120? This drug is known by many other brand names such as Pamol 250, Pamol Extra, belonging to the group of pain relievers, antipyretics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. It is used to help relieve symptoms of mild pain and fever. Read the article below to get more useful information about the uses and notes when using this medicine.
1. What are the effects of Pamol 120?
Pamol 120 contains the ingredient Paracetamol 120mg, is a pain reliever and hypothermia, can be used for adults and children, infants. Specifically, the doctor will appoint the patient to use Pamol 120 in the following cases:
Used for cases where fever is needed: The drug is used to reduce fever to support the treatment of symptoms of colds and colds. flu or teething fever or post-vaccination fever. Use for pain relief: Pamol 120 is commonly used for the temporary relief of pain in the treatment of mild to moderate pain such as menstrual pain, toothache, headache, neuralgia, traumatic pain, migraine.
2. Dosage and usage
2.1. How to use Pamol 120 is a medicine that is prepared in the form of a suspension to be used directly orally, using the appropriate dosage based on the patient's weight.
Patients should not take more than 4 doses within 24 hours, the minimum interval between doses is 2 to 4 hours. Do not use the medicine for more than 3 days without a doctor's prescription to prevent fever due to infection.
2.2. Dosage For adults and children over 16 years old: Dosage is 500-1000 mg/time, maximum dose is 4g/day, divided into several doses, each time using about 4 hours apart. Antipyretic after vaccination with children 2, 3 and 4 months old: Use dose 2.4ml/time, if necessary, dose 2.5ml after 4-6 hours, up to 4 times/day doses at least 4 hours apart. Medicines can be given to children immediately after vaccination. For children using pamol medicine 2 days after vaccination, it is necessary to consult a doctor. For children from 2-3 months (weighing over 4kg and 37 weeks after birth): Use for pain relief and fever reduction at a dose of 2.5ml/time. Children from 3-6 months: 2.5ml/time Children from 6-24 months: 5ml/time Children from 2-4 years old: 7.5ml/time Children from 4-8 years old: 10ml/time Children from 8-10 years old : 15ml/time Children from 10-12 years old: 20ml/time Doctor ordered not to be used for children under 2 months old.
When a patient uses too much paracetamol within 24 hours, they will experience signs such as:
Paleness, nausea, abdominal pain, loss of appetite. Liver damage will usually become more apparent 12 to 48 hours after taking the drug. Abnormalities of glucose metabolism and metabolic acidosis may occur. If the situation is more serious, a severe poisoning reaction may occur, people with liver failure may experience other serious problems such as cerebral edema, hypoglycemia, bleeding, death When experiencing symptoms In this case, the patient should call the doctor as soon as the patient exceeds the permissible dose of the drug.
3. Side effects of the drug Pamol 120
Some common side effects such as: erythema, mucosal lesions, neutropenia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, agranulocytosis. Uncommon side effects: Nausea, vomiting, hematopoietic disorders, anemia, skin rash, toxic accumulation in the kidneys, liver necrosis, acute pancreatitis when using the drug for too long Rare reactions: overreaction sensitive4. Caution
Do not use the drug for patients who are allergic to paracetamol or any of its ingredients. Patients with kidney failure or severe liver failure should be cautious in using Pamol. Do not use other medicines that contain paracetamol. Use the drug with caution in patients with repeated anemia, people with heart, lung, kidney or liver disease, patients with G6PD enzyme deficiency. Do not take paracetamol with alcohol or other alcoholic beverages. It may increase the risk of serious side effects such as liver damage. Use for pregnant women: According to research proving that pregnant women when using the drug do not cause any side effects that affect the development of the fetus if used in the right dosage, doctors usually It is recommended that pregnant women use the drug at the lowest dose and for the shortest time. Paracetamol has the ability to be excreted in breast milk, but in very small amounts, Pamol is not contraindicated for use in nursing women.
5. Drug interactions
Pamol may affect the way other medicines work or increase side effects. Therefore, to avoid drug interactions, before using the drug, the patient should inform the doctor about the drugs he is using, including prescription drugs, non-prescription drugs, and functional foods. To be safe and effective in the process of using the drug, patients should not increase the dose, reduce the dose or stop using the drug without consulting the doctor. Some drugs when used with Pamol will cause interactions such as: Barbiturates, steroids, warfarin and other coumarins, comperidone, cholestyramine, metoclopramide, tricyclic antidepressants, anticonvulsants.
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