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31 March 2015

Acetaminophen 'does not work for lower back pain or osteoarthritis'

Acetaminophen - also known as paracetamol and marketed under brand names such as Mapap, Panadol and Tylenol - is not effective for the treatment of lower back pain and offers little value for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee, according to a study published in The BMJ.
[man with hands on his lower-back pain]
Drug options for lower back pain are narrowing, so research doctors are calling for more use of physical treatment.

The systematic review and meta-analysis is a synthesis of the research evidence from 13 randomized controlled trials designed to investigate the safety and efficacy of acetaminophen in the management of spinal pain - lower back or neck - and osteoarthritis.

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