Nurofen Plus are tablets containing the active ingredients Ibuprofen and Codeine phosphate. Both Ibuprofen and Codeine perfrom different functions in the body. Ibuprofen belongs to non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) family. It is used by patients for relieving pain, redness, swelling, soreness and sometimes fever. Whereas Codeine is an opioid analgesic that works in the brain and spinal cord to relieve pain.

Nurofen overdose is not very likely to be fatal if the patient is taken to the doctor in time. Nurofen contains ibuprofen. However, Nurofen overdose may cause stomach acid problems also. Read the rest of this entry »

Most of us have medicines’ box at home and self-help remedies to treat common ailments such as upset stomach, headache, fever and some common aches and pains that are heard of in the day-to-day life.

People who take these medicines by following dosage instructions, the side effects are minimal and mild and they do feel relieved from the discomfort. The problems start when people start to select a combination of more than one medicine because they notice multiple symptoms. But this choosing of combination medicines complicates the matter further and chances are there that such a combination proves to be a harmful medicine combination. Read the rest of this entry »

Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), which helps to relieve pain and/or swelling or inflammation. Ibuprofen is used on patients to relieve them of pains like, headaches, backaches, toothache, menstrual cramps, muscle aches, athletic injuries, or even arthritis. Ibuprofen is sometimes also used for reducing fever and to relieve minor aches and pains due to the common cold or flu.

How does Ibuprofen Work? Ibuprofen works by blocking the enzyme in our body, which are responsible for making prostaglandins. Decreasing this prostaglandins helps to reduce pain, swelling, and fever. Read the rest of this entry »

In this article we will look at some important information related to an overdose of Acetaminophen, Doxylamine, Dextromethorphan, and Pseudoephedrine. They are cold medicines, available under brand names like Alka-Seltzer Plus Night Time Cold Liquigel, All-Nite Cold, Nyquil Cold Medicine, Nyquil Hot Therapy, Nyquil Liquicap, Robitussin Night Cold, Tylenol Flu NightTime.

Acetaminophen is used to reliever pain and bring down fever.

Doxylamine is an antihistamine used in reducing the natural chemical histamine in the body. Histamine produces symptoms like sneezing, runny nose, and watery eyes.

Dextromethorphan is medicine used as a cough suppressant. It affects the cough reflex in the brain that triggers coughing. Read the rest of this entry »

Let’s get to the most important point first. If a paracetamol overdose is suspected, hospital treatment should be sought without delay. Ideally within 12 hours of having taken the overdose. Treatment must always be supervised in a hospital.

The recommended dose of paracetamol for a single adult is two standard 500 mg tablets. Researches have reported that the threshold for liver damage to start from a single paracetamol overdose is 15 gms (30 tablets).

An important point my however noted that as per the standard hospital guidelines, they allow an extra cover or safety margin and consider that liver damage could start to occur at a single overdose of 24 standard tablets or 150 mg/kg body weight, (whichever is the smaller). The overdose border or threshold may be lowered in a person on prescription medicines, or someone who is an alcoholic or is undernourished to some extent. Read the rest of this entry »

Aspirin Overdose is also known as Acetylsalicylic acid overdose. This is also a type of painkiller and is seen to be available over-the-counter at a pharmacy shop. An Aspirin Overdose means one has too much aspirin in the body.

Taking more than 150mg/kg of aspirin can have serious and even deadly consequences if kept unattended or untreated. For a small adult, that’s roughly equal to taking 20 tablets containing 325mg aspirin. For children much lesser can do much more harm.

In Aspirin Acetylsalicylic acid is the poisonous ingredien and therefore the culprit that causes all the problems. And this ingredient is found in many prescription and over-the-counter pain relievers Some such medicines are Alka Seltzer, Ecotrin, Excedrin, Fiorinal, Bayer, Percodan, Anacin, Bufferin, St. Joseph’s etc. Read the rest of this entry »

Drug overdose is an accidental or intentional use of medicine or drug in an amount higher than what should normally be used or is prescribed by the doctor.

Accidental drug overdose may happen due to misuse of prescription or commonly used medications like pain relievers, cold remedies etc. Read the rest of this entry »

We have all been reading about how smoking can harm the smoker as well as people who are constantly around him. Much has been written about lung cancer, sagging of skin, osteoporosis etc that are mainly caused as a result of smoking. We have also read how dreadful smoking can prove to be for women who are or wanting to be pregnant. In this article we will discuss some more health related problems that smoking can cause.

Women who are working harder, undergoing more stress, and as a result smoking harder leads to the killer-heart disease. The combination of women smokes and oral contraceptive users are at a risk of being affected with cardiovascular diseases like, blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes. Smoking and risk of heart disease and stroke are also highly inter-related. Amongst middle-aged women smokers the threat for heart disease is triple than that of middle-aged non-smoking women. Read the rest of this entry »

“Cigarette” has a FRENCH origin. It means a cylinder of tobacco rolled in paper for smoking. But it can apply to similar devices or cylinders containing herbs or anything other than the two. As recorded by The United States’ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, tobacco use is the single most important preventable threat to human health in developed countries and an important cause of premature death worldwide.

The main health hazards in tobacco pertain to diseases of the cardiovascular system, in particular smoking being a major risk factor for a myocardial infarction (heart attack), diseases of the respiratory tract such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and emphysema, and cancer, particularly lung cancer and cancers of the larynx and tongue. Read the rest of this entry »

Cancer is a disease that does not happen overnight. It grows gradually. Cells multiply as days pass. Especially if the days just pass unattended. So for you and me to be able to attend to and address the issue we have to learn to read the early signs of cancer first. In this article we will discuss the early signs of cancer and how to use caution to be able to fight it early in life.

If you notice any of the early warning signs of cancer discussed here, you should consult your physician as soon as possible. Deal with it like a emergency so that the emergency never strikes. Early detection is important because it improves the survival chances for patients diagnosed with cancer. Although some of the early signs may seem vague, but remember they may be pointing towards the fact that cancer is present. Read the rest of this entry »