Fever and Pain Relief Medication Ingredients
Are you experiencing any pain? Headaches? Stomachaches? Toothaches? While there are various Japanese pain reliefs available, you may not have realised that their efficacy varies depending on the type of ingredient. Therefore, we shall be learning about these ingredients in pain relief medication this week, and look further into ones available for women and children. I’m definitely excited to find out, so I’d be able to ease my frequent headaches!
Ingredients in pain relief medication
So, let’s start with what kind of ingredients we can find in pain relief medication!
1) Ibuprofen: Non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory analgesic. It works strongly.
2) Loxoprofen: Propionic, anti-inflammatory analgesic. It changes into an easy-to-use form after entering the body. Furthermore, the burden on the stomach is small and the analgesic effect is strong. It is therefore one of the most used ingredients in medicines in Japan currently.
3) Isopropyl antipyrine: Can be found in cold medication on the market.
4) Aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid): Non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory analgesic. Also as an anti-platelet agent.
5) Acetaminophen: Eases the burden on the gastrointestinal tract. Some medicine can be taken even on an empty stomach. Active ingredient of anti-pyretic analgesics for children.
6) Alminoprofen: Non-steroidal, anti-inflammatory analgesic. Less burden on the stomach and quick acting.
7) Etenzamide: This works like aspirin, but the side effect is relatively light
Ingredients that induce drowsiness
1) Bromwarelyl urea: For insomnia, and relaxes tension and unease.
2) Apronal: One of the sedative components. Found in anti-pyretic analgesics & motion sickness medication.
Have you heard of these ingredients before?
Often the names of the ingredients appear in the product names of pain relief medication, so it can be surprisingly easy to understand! This can also be a reference when you are looking at other medications.
Be sure to also check the last part of our introduction, especially since they can make you sleepy. Don’t fall asleep when you need to stay awake!
Check back soon, as we’ll be introducing popular pain relief medications in Japan!
