What Are Acetaminophen Pills?
Acetaminophen is used to relieve mild to moderate pain from headaches, muscle aches, menstrual periods, colds and sore throats, toothaches, backaches, and reactions to vaccinations (shots), and to reduce fever.
What Is Acetaminophen Used For?
Acetaminophen is most commonly used to treat minor aches and pains, including headache, backache, minor pain of arthritis, toothache, muscular aches, premenstrual and menstrual cramps. It is also commonly used to temporarily reduce fever.
Acetaminophen Pills In South Africa?
Tylenol Regular Strength
Tylenol Extra Strength
Calpol Paediatric Suspension
Tylenol 8HR Arthritis Pain
Excedrin Tension Headache
How Do Acetaminophen Pills Work?
Acetaminophen is a pain reliever and fever reducer. It is thought to work to relieve minor aches and pains by elevating the body’s overall pain threshold so you feel less pain and lowering your fever by helping your body eliminate excess heat.
How Should You Use Acetaminophen Pills?
Take this medication by mouth with a glass of water. Follow the directions on the package or prescription label. Take your medication at regular intervals. Do not take your medication more often than directed.
Talk to your care team about the use of this medication in children. While this medication may be prescribed for children as young as 6 years of age for selected conditions, precautions do apply.
How Long Do Acetaminophen Pills Take To Work?
It usually takes around 45 minutes for oral tablets and extended-release tablets to start working when taken on an empty stomach. Oral disintegrating tablets and oral Tylenol liquid start to work in about 20 minutes, while the intravenous acetaminophen takes five to 10 minutes to have an effect.