Last year, the NHS prescribed paracetamol over 15 million times and the average person takes 70 a year. But while the ...

Professor James Dear, personal chairman of clinical pharmacology at the University of Edinburgh, said: "This study clearly shows that paracetamol, the world's most used drug, increases blood pressure, ...

Paracetamol has often been cited as a safer alternative to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with regards blood pressure and cardiovascular health. But now researchers have raised ...

A 50-fold between-country difference in rates of paracetamol-induced acute liver failure that leads to liver transplant has been revealed by a study that compared patient data from seven countries at ...

Prof Dear emphasised that doctors and patients should "together consider the risks versus the benefits", particularly where ...

Long-term paracetamol use could increase the risk of heart disease and strokes in people with high blood pressure, a study suggests. Patients who have a long-term prescription for the painkiller, ...

Pregnant women are often excluded from clinical trials, leaving an evidence gap and enabling unsubstantiated claims, write Caroline Dale and colleagues On 22 September, US president Donald Trump, ...

Acute dental pain may be severe and result in large quantities of 'over the counter' (OTC) medications being taken by patients for symptomatic relief. Two cases of unintentional paracetamol overdose, ...

Regular paracetamol users could be at an increased risk of certain fatal diseases, a medical study has suggested. Until recently, it was believed that paracetamol was entirely safe for patients with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Common drugs like paracetamol and ibuprofen may reduce a patient’s immune response if taken before or ...

A fifty-fold between-country difference in rates of paracetamol-induced acute liver failure that leads to liver transplant (ALFT) has been revealed by a study that compared patient data from seven ...