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Acetaminophen for Back Pain
Varieties of Acetaminophen for Back PainAcetaminophen is marketed under many popular brand names, as well as several generics including: Tylenol, Anacin-3, Tempra, Datril, Acamol, Adol, Aldolor, Alvedon, APAP, Benuron, Biogesic, Buscapina, Cemol, Crocin, Dafalgan, Daleron, Depon, Dexamol, Dolex, Doliprane, Efferalgan, Gelocatil, Lekadol, Metacin, Pamol, Panado, Panadol, Panamax, Panodil, Paracet, Paralen, Paramol, Perdolan, Perfalgan, Pinex, Plicet, Reliv, Rokamol, Sara, and Tachipirina.Acetaminophen is also available combined with other drugs in these common brand names: When mixed with Codeine: Co-Codamol, Tylex CD, Panadeine, Tylenol #1/2/3/4, Captin, Disprol, Dymadon, Fensum, Hedex, Mexalen, Nofedol, Paralen, Pediapirin, Perfalgan, and Solpadeine. When mixed with Oxycodone: Percocet. When mixed with Hydrocodone: Vicodin. Risks of Paracetamol for Back PainParacetamol is not an anti-inflammatory back pain drug and usually does not have adverse effects on the gastrointestinal tract. Very few patients have negative GI reactions when taking Acetaminophen. Constant or long term use has been linked to instances of liver damage in some patients. Make sure to discuss any health problems or drugs you are taking with your doctor, before using Acetaminophen as part of your back pain treatment program.Acetaminophen for Back Pain RecommendationThe risks of using this drug are low, but the pain relieving qualities are also not very substantial. Acetaminophen is fine for mild to moderate pain but will not do much to combat severe or chronic back pain. It is a good choice when combined with a more powerful opioid pain reliever, since the Paracetamol will increase the opioid effectiveness, while lessening the side effects and risks for dependency. However, these drugs are still dangerous and patients must be monitored carefully when using Vicodin or Percocet type drugs.
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