Gastrointestinal safety of paracetamol: Is there any cause for concern?

Expert Opinion on Drug Safety

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 269-272

  Bannwarth, Bernard ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

Author keywords

Dyspepsia; Gastrointestinal (GI) toxicity; GI ulcers; Paracetamol

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIPYRETIC AGENT; KETOPROFEN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL; PLACEBO; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AUTOMATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM INJURY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM ULCER; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; DYSPEPSIA; EDITORIAL; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HEARTBURN; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; NAUSEA; PAIN; PRESCRIPTION; VOMITING;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ANALGESICS, NON-NARCOTIC; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS;

EID: 3543075662     PISSN: 14740338     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14740338.3.4.269     Document Type: Editorial

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