Talk:Antipyretic

Advil and Tylenol
Hi - question. Many people seem to say that either Advil reduces fever and Tylenol doesn't, or vice versa (I don't remember which they say but their point is that one does so, the other doesn't). However from some quick searching it seems to me that both serve this function. Perhaps one does so more effectively (I saw such a statement in some BMJ article abstract), but in any case, does anyone know? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Borntostorm (talk • contribs) 01:57, 8 December 2006 (UTC)
 * I found a study that says: "Acetaminophen was the superior antipyretic drug ... compared with aspirin." Another study says "Ibuprofen provided greater temperature decrement and longer duration of antipyresis than acetaminophen when the two drugs were administered in approximately equal doses."  --Mdwyer (talk) 03:23, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

your body
in the first phrase of the article, "Antipyretic drugs are drugs that lower your body temperature from a raised state." i think that the article should say lowers the body temperature or reduces the temperature of the body, something like that, to take out the sentence "your body".

Gcancelado 05:23, 12 November 2007 (UTC)

Gallstones
How do gallstones have alleged antipyretic properties? 96.49.224.214 (talk) 20:37, 25 July 2011 (UTC)

Aspirin
The sentence where child fever is discussed should not have aspirin in the following sentence, since people might think that this is a suitable replacement for paracetamol/acetaminophen, which it's not (due to increased risk of Reyes syndrome in adolescents) -Pharmacist — Preceding unsigned comment added by 130.235.241.28 (talk) 18:27, 14 May 2012 (UTC)


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Paracetamol in adults
Can anyone recommend any good sources for the use of paracetamol as an antipyretic in adults? The review articles I found (and those already cited in the article) are focused on paediatrics. pgr94 (talk) 18:54, 14 March 2013 (UTC)


 * At PubMed, with "Filters activated: Review, published in the last 10 years, Adult: 19+ years", I find 172 reviews. However, they tend to be fairly specific, e.g., in pregnant women or in hemophiliacs.  If you're looking for more general information, then I think you might be better off with a textbook.  WhatamIdoing (talk) 20:32, 14 March 2013 (UTC)
 * What keywords did you use? I searched for review articles with "acetaminophen" and "antipyretic" in the title but neither of the two results seem appropriate.  Surely the textbooks must be based on review articles and/or meta-analyses that should crop up?  pgr94 (talk) 20:58, 14 March 2013 (UTC)


 * I used "Paracetamol" as my sole search term. "Paracetamol AND Fever" produces a much narrower list, but most of them are about IV administration.   compares it to ibuprofen and might be helpful.  WhatamIdoing (talk) 23:10, 14 March 2013 (UTC)

Mention of Quinine under antipyretics?
In my opinion, it should be mentioned under antimalarials. Saying it as antipyretic may not be 'wrong' per say but it can create confusion. --Abhijeet Safai (talk) 06:04, 30 October 2014 (UTC)

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maybe add a history part?
I've been looking for what were the first fever reducers but unanable to find an awnser. Timelordwhotardis (talk) 03:34, 18 May 2020 (UTC)