Napa 500mg Tablet 10pcs

✔️ Uses of Napa 500mg Tablet

• Pain relief
• Post Vaccination Fever
• Treatment of Fever

✔️ How Napa works

Napa 500mg is an  Analgesic (pain reliever) and antipyretic tablet (fever reducer). It acts by inhibiting the release of particular chemical messengers responsible for pain and fever.

✔️ Side Effects of Napa 500mg Tablet

• Stomach pain
• Nausea
• Vomiting
• Indigestion
• Skin Rash

✔️ Quick Suggestions:

• To avoid stomach discomfort, take Napa with food or milk.
• Take it according to your doctor's dosage and duration. Long-term usage might result in significant side effects such as gastrointestinal bleeding and renal issues.
• Take no indigestion medications (antacids) within two hours after taking Napa.
• Alcohol should be avoided when taking this medication since it increases your risk of gastrointestinal issues.
• If you have liver disease, tell your doctor since your dose may need to be modified.
• If you are taking this prescription for a long time, your doctor may want to check your kidney function, liver function, and blood component levels on a frequent basis.

✔️ Indications of Napa 500mg Tablet

Napa 500mg are analgesics (pain relievers) and antipyretics (fever-reducing medications) that are used to treat mild to moderate pain and fever. It is also used to treat headaches, migraines, toothaches, menstrual pain, back pain, muscular pain, and rheumatoid arthritis. Pain and fever are generated by the activation of pain receptors in the body caused by the production of certain natural substances such as prostaglandin.

Napa 500mg Tablet acts by decreasing the formation of prostaglandins, which are chemical messengers in the brain. As a result, pain is reduced. Napa 500mg also has an effect on the hypothalamic heat-regulating center, which is a part of the brain that controls body temperature. As a result, it lowers fever.

✔️ Pharmacology

Napa possesses analgesic and antipyretic qualities, as well as a little anti-inflammatory effect. Napa (Acetaminophen) is assumed to work largely in the CNS by blocking both isoforms of cyclooxygenase, COX-1, COX-2, and COX-3 enzymes involved in prostaglandin (PG) formation. Napa is a para aminophenol derivative having analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory effects. Napa is a popular, safe, and fast-acting analgesic. It is well tolerated and has no aspirin-related adverse effects.

✔️ Dosage & Administrations of Napa 500mg

Dosage of Napa

• Adult: 1-2 tablets every 4 to 6 hours up to a maximum of 4 gm (8 tablets) daily.
• Children (6-12 years): ½ to 1 tablet 3 to 4 times daily. For long-term treatment, it is wise not to exceed the dose beyond 2.6 gm/day.

Administration

• Napa may be taken with or without food.
• Take this medicine in the dose and duration as advised by your doctor. Swallow it as a whole.
• Do not chew, crush or break it.

✔️ Interaction

Barbiturates, tricyclic antidepressants, and alcohol may impair the capacity of patients to metabolize significant dosages of Napa. The hepatotoxicity of Napa overdosage might be exacerbated by alcohol. Chronic use of anticonvulsants or oral steroid contraceptives stimulates liver enzymes and may prevent therapeutic Napa levels from being reached by increasing first-pass metabolism or elimination.

✔️ Contraindications

It is contraindicated in known hypersensitivity to Napa.

✔️ Pregnancy & Lactation

Pregnancy category B according to USFDA. This drug should be used during pregnancy only if clearly needed.

✔️ Precautions & Warnings

Napa should be given with caution to patients with impaired kidney or liver function. Napa should be given care to patients taking other drugs that affect the liver.

✔️ Storage Conditions

Keep in a dry place away from light and heat. Keep out of the reach of children.