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NSAIDs (non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)

Dr. Matt and Dr. Mike's Medical Podcast

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What Causes a Migraine?

Paracetamol is a very well tolerated analgesic drug. In its therapeutic dose it doesn't generally cause... Very safe. However, in high amounts it's extremely hepatotoxic. When you take a acetamol and it's well tolerated in your GIT, unlike the aspirin, so it's not going to necessarily cause physical effects. It's well absorbed when it gets to your liver. About 47% of it is processed by your liver,. A sugar group which makes it water soluble, you can pear it out. Another group adds a sulfur group to it - about 20% to 30% of metabolism is in this way. The final point is through that 5 to 15%

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