Headache pills

You came into a drugstore to choose to yourself drug from a headache. And on their show-window lies so much that eyes run up. What headache pills nevertheless to choose? And in general, why in one drugstore they are on sale as antipyretics, in others – as remedies for headache?

Groups of tablets from a headache

Despite a large number of names of tablets from a headache, conditionally they everything can be divided into three groups:

• Acetylsalicylic acid which is also called aspirin. This name can be met also as a part of the combined drugs. For example, Asfen – drug as a part of which there is an aspirin and acetphenetidiene.
• Butadionum, analginum, pyramidon. Butadionum without recipe can be got only in the form of ointment.
• Paracetamol and acetphenetidiene.

Each of above-mentioned groups of tablets from a headache has the features. Therefore not superfluous will be to consult to the attending physician.

So, acetylsalicylic acid is one of the strongest anesthetics which can be bought without recipe. And, it is effective at any pains, but most of all at pains of inflammatory character (an inflammation of nerves, sprain, gumboil, etc.). Aspirin effectively removes the hypostasis caused by inflammatory process. Well it helps at pleurisy, pneumonia, quinsy, thrombophlebitis, acute respiratory diseases. However as an antipyretic it is better not to use aspirin as it causes plentiful sweating that is harmful. Fresh air is necessary for the patient for recovery and if he sweats, then the room cannot be aired.

Is at aspirin and a contraindication. For example, pregnant women cannot take this headache pill. In general any medicines are contraindicated to pregnant women in the first trimester. Do not recommend to take this headache pill to children to 12-year age. Aspirin is categorically contraindicated to the people suffering from a peptic ulcer of a 12-perstny gut and a stomach, bronchial asthma, hyperacid gastritises and other ulcer diseases of intestines. With caution the people with the lowered coagulability of blood broken by hearing and tendency to allergic reactions should take acetylsalicylic acid.

Analginum and pyramidon are the most universal remedies. They not only effectively kill a headache, but possess febrifugal and antiinflammatory action. But this headache pill is not recommended to be taken to people with the lowered maintenance of leukocytes in blood (white blood cells). Do not appoint them also at renal and cardiac hypostases as they have ability to hold water in an organism. With caution they should be taken the patient with bronchial asthma.

Paracetamol is preferential used not from a headache, and as the antipyretic which is not possessing the expressed side effect. Quite often paracetamol is included in structure of tablets from a headache to children, however before their use it is necessary to read carefully the instruction, and to consult to the attending physician even better. Do not recommend to accept paracetamol to persons with diseases of a liver and kidneys.

For what do the combined headache pills?

There is a natural question: why there is such set of names of tablets from a headache? Whether it was better to choose several best and to let out only them. Unfortunately, it is impossible, so all these drugs are not repeated each other, but perfectly supplemented.

So, for example, all know well the name of tablets from a headache "Pyranal" where the main active ingredients are pyramidon and analginum. It would seem why to include in structure of these tablets two equally active ingredients? Everything is not so simple. It is known that they have the different speed of action. Analginum begins to work quickly and so quickly stops the action, and pyramidon works slowly, but long. Thus, combining them, we receive drug which begins to work quickly and has a long-term effect.

Therefore, mixing two and more acting a component, it is possible to receive highly effective remedy for headache.

What headache pills to choose?

Before choosing headache pills, it is necessary to take many factors into account. For example, young and elderly people will not suit identical drugs. It is better for elderly people to prefer tablets without the content of caffeine whereas to children and young people it, on the contrary, is only on advantage.

At cataracts of upper respiratory tracts, quinsies, flu and acute respiratory infections AntiGrippin perfectly will approach. At its structure there is an acetylsalicylic acid, vitamin C, Dimedrol, vitamin P.

If aspirin for any reasons is contraindicated to you, pay attention to the drug Pyraphenum (a combination of acetphenetidiene and pyramidon). Pyraphenum well will suit as headache pills to children.

Today the huge amount of the latest drugs having strong soothing and antiinflammatory effect is issued. However you should not accept them without preliminary consultation with the doctor. Especially you should not choose independently headache pills pregnant.

It is necessary to remember that if there is an opportunity to endure a headache without tablets, then you should not take medicine. And before use of any new drug it is necessary to consult with the doctor. Only the doctor will be able to estimate advantage of these or those tablets from a headache for each person.