The drug has analgesic and antipyretic properties. It blocks cyclooxygenase in the central nervous system, affecting the centers of pain and thermoregulation.
The anti-inflammatory effect is practically absent. It does not affect the state of the gastrointestinal mucosa and water-salt metabolism, since it does not affect the synthesis of prostaglandins in peripheral tissues.
Children's Panadol suppositories 125 mg are used in children from 6 months to 2.5 years (weighing 8 to 12.5 kg) as an antipyretic for colds, flu and childhood infectious diseases such as chicken pox, rubella, whooping cough, measles, scarlet fever and mumps (mumps).The drug is recommended to reduce elevated body temperature in children after vaccination.
The drug is used as an analgesic for pain syndrome of mild or moderate intensity to relieve pain associated with teething, toothache, ear pain with otitis media and sore throat.