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Study suggests paracetamol largely ineffective for treating many conditions

For treating acute lower back pain, there s strong evidence paracetamol simply does not work. It comes as no surprise to some pain sufferers. Sister Mary-Lynne Cochrane says paracetamol does nothing for her back pain. A million paracetamol are prescribed to Kiwis each day - and that s just the prescribed ones. Many more are bought off the shelf. Professor Chris Maher from the Australian Institute of Musculoskeletal Health says people should be careful when they take it.  If there are other options, go with the other options. For back pain don t bother taking it. But don t ditch your paracetamol just yet.

New study suggests paracetamol ineffective for treating many conditions

New study suggests paracetamol ineffective for treating many conditions Newshub 3 hrs ago © Close-Up View of Hands Holding Pills and Water A million paracetamol tablets are prescribed in New Zealand every day - but do they actually work? A new study has found paracetamol may be no better than a placebo for treating many conditions. When in pain, we often reach for paracetamol. But when Sydney University researchers analysed data on the effectiveness of paracetamol, they found it only helped four out of 44 painful conditions. Lead author Dr Christina Addel Shaheed told Newshub that even those four conditions aren t helped hugely.

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