Med. praxi. 2015;12(5):247-251

Combined analgesics and antipyretics and their risks

MUDr.Michal Prokeš, PharmDr.Josef Suchopár
Infopharm a.s., Praha

In this review the list of combined medicinal products containing analgesics and antipyretics is presented as well as the information about

the content of each medicinal product. Drug risks include not only adverse drug reactions and drug-drug interactions, but also the drug

duplications, when patient takes two or more different medicinal product with the content of the same substance, which can lead to

overdose. Prescribing physicians have to ask patients which other drug they use including OTC products to prevent adverse drug reactions.

Keywords: analgetics-antipyretics, drug duplications, drug-drug interactions

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