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With Saridon, It’s a Go Away for Headache
Bayer Healthcare is one of the leading international companies involved in the research, development, and manufacture of a number of health care products including but not limited to analgesics, dietary supplements, and dermatological products. Saridon is one of the products manufactured and distributed by Bayer Healthcare. It is an analgesic that is especially formulated to diminish the pain of persistent headaches, and it is sold in over 100 countries. Millions of people use this drug to alleviate headache and other body pains. Although designed to specifically target headaches, Saridon can also be taken to reduce fever and assuage other aches and pains, the most common of which are toothaches, menstrual cramps, post-operative pains, and those pains that come with cold or the flu. It is, however, more heavily promoted as a headache reliever.
Headaches have come to be a natural, everyday occurrence for a lot of people. But more often than not, even a simple headache can interfere with one’s task. This is why many prefer a pain medicine that will make the headache go away as quickly as possible. Indeed, through Bayer’s reviews of consumers’ feedback on the type of analgesic that would serve their interests the most, these factors emerged: it has to be effective, it has to last long, and it must take effect as fast as possible. This need for a long-lasting and fast-acting analgesic probably stems from the fact that the widely used medicine, paracetamol, has a longer effect than most medicines, but it also has a slow onset. Bayer has resolved this by putting in propyphenazone as an ingredient alongside caffeine and paracetamol. Propyphenazone augments the paracetamol, so that the combination has created an analgesic that takes effect in as fast as fifteen minutes. The caffeine makes Saridon a no-drowse tablet.
As with all over-the-counter drugs, Saridon may have side effects. The common side effects of the drug are allergic reactions, and some mild circulatory or respiratory-system reactions. Consumers, however, can be confident that there are no reported cases of fatal or near-fatal reactions to the drug. Also, side effects reported by patients have been relatively mild. The recommended dosage for adults is a single dose of one or two tablets, depending on the severity of the pain; for adolescents aged twelve to sixteen, one tablet is sufficient. Pregnant women and women who are breast-feeding are advised not to take the medicine without first obtaining their doctor’s consent.
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The Efficacy of Saridon in Treating Headaches, Contraindications, and Side Effects
Saridon is a drug that is designed to quickly and effectively deal with severe headaches. What makes the drug more effective than the others is the unique combination of compounds in the formulation. The drug brings relief to people suffering from severe headaches in a record 15 minutes. Each tablet of the drug contains 50 milligrams of caffeine, 150 mg of propyphenazone, and 250 mg of paracetamol. As a result its three-in-one action makes it able to suppress severe headaches in as fast as 15 minutes, much better than individual drugs such as ibuprofen, aspirin, or paracetamol.
Uses of the drug
The drug is usually used in treatment of headaches but it is also effective in dealing with toothache, rheumatic pain, menstrual discomfort, and pain and fever caused by colds and flu. The drug is a non-prescription drug and can therefore be bought over the counter at a local pharmacy. It is usually available in packs of 120 tablets and adults are advised to take one or two tablets per dosage. People between the ages of 12 and 16 are advised to take only one tablet. Nobody should take more than three doses within a period of 24 hours.
Contraindication of drug use
The following people are strictly advised not to use the drug in any circumstance.
- People with hypersensitivity to prohypenazone, phenazone, paracetamol, compounds with phenylbutazone, acetylsalicylic acid, compounds with metamizol, and aminophenazone.
- People who are allergic to caffeine should not take the drug.
- Those who have a deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase.
- Pregnant or lactating women.
- Children under 12 years of age.
Precautions of usage
People who suffer from Gilbert’s syndrome are advised to use the drug with caution. Those with impairments of the renal and hepatic systems or hematopoietic dysfunction are also advised against using it. These people should not use the drug often and especially not for prolonged durations. If the drug is used contrary to the indication by these groups of people it could cause many conditions. These include: irreversible renal insufficiency, analgesic nephropathy, chronic headaches, chronic urticaria, chronic rhinitis, and Asthma.
Interaction with other drugs
Saridon is known to interact with several drugs including: phenobarbital, carbamazepine, propanthelin, chloramphenicol, metoclopramide, zidovudine, barbiturates, rifampicin,phenytoin, oral contraceptives, disulfiram, cimetidine, theophylline, benzodiazepines, and ephedrine. Consumption of alcohol and smoking is also known to affect functionality of the drug.