Health Blog » Analgesics http://ovvl.com Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:07:39 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Askit http://ovvl.com/2010/07/askit/ http://ovvl.com/2010/07/askit/#comments Mon, 05 Jul 2010 20:05:15 +0000 admin http://ovvl.com/?p=212 Askit (Roche Products) A proprietary combination of * aspirin and *aloxiprin (analgesics and antipyretics) and * caffeine (a stimulant), used for the treatment of mild to moderate pain (including headache, neuralgia, toothache, and period pains) and fever and to relieve the symptoms of influenza and colds. It is freely available *over the counter in the form of capsules or powders.

Precautions: Askit should not be given to children, except on medical advice.

]]> http://ovvl.com/2010/07/askit/feed/ 0 Migraleve http://ovvl.com/2009/06/migraleve/ http://ovvl.com/2009/06/migraleve/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 17:14:57 +0000 admin http://ovvl.com/?p=113 A proprietary preparation consisting of a combination of the analgesics paracetamol and codeine phosphate and the antiemetic antihistamine buclizine hydrochloride in the form of pink tablets, packaged with a combination of paracetamol and codeine phosphate (yellow tablets), used for the treatment of migraine. Two pink tablets taken at the start of a migraine attack are followed by two yellow tablets at four-hourly intervals. Migraleve can be obtained without a prescription, but only from pharmacies.
Side effects: Migraleve causes drowsiness.
Precautions: Migraleve should not be taken by children under 10 years old, except under medical supervision.
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]]> http://ovvl.com/2009/06/migraleve/feed/ 0 Solpaflex http://ovvl.com/2009/06/solpaflex/ http://ovvl.com/2009/06/solpaflex/#comments Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:19:04 +0000 admin http://ovvl.com/?p=106 A proprietary combination of ibuprofen (an NSAID) and codeine (an opioid analgesic), used to relieve the symptoms of colds and influenza, rheumatic and muscular pain, backache, migraine, headache, toothache, and period pains. It is available as tablets and can be obtained without a prescription, but only from pharmacies.
Precautions: Solpaflex is not recommended for children.
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