Welcome to Ask Doctor Zac, a weekly column from news.com.au. This week, Dr Zac Turner explores the truth behind pain relief.

The pain relievers acetaminophen and ibuprofen are in several over-the-counter drugs. Some people even mistake the two. But they have specific purposes and can cause problems if you’re not careful.

Are you an acetaminophen or ibuprofen person? In our poll on X, formerly known as Twitter, 48.7 percent of participants said ...

it’s a good idea to check the list of active ingredients to see if ibuprofen, naproxen, and/or other drugs are included. Tylenol is the brand name of acetaminophen. Like both Aleve and Advil, it is ...

A 17-year-old died in hospital after there were "missed opportunities" and the "urgency" of his situation "was ...

BMC Clin Pharmacol. 2010;10(10):1-12. Taken together these differing modes of action and related therapeutic effects suggest that ibuprofen and paracetamol may complement each other and improved ...

Before you pop a pill, make sure you're taking the best medication for the job. “While ibuprofen, acetaminophen and aspirin ...

Headaches. Fevers. Period cramps. Back pain. These are all symptoms that can be treated with ibuprofen, a drug better known by one of its brand names, Advil. Carlo Allegri/Reuters The label on ...

The aim of this study was to compare the analgesic efficacy and safety of nimesulide, a preferential cyclo-oxygenase type-2 inhibitor, with ibuprofen ... allowed to use a paracetamol-codeine ...

In order to secure the use of paracetamol but also of certain non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (ibuprofen and aspirin), the National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products ...

Carolyn McGlaughlin is very familiar with a certain aisle of her local pharmacy, looking yet again for a cough and cold remedy for members of her family. What people don't realize, it says multi ...