Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent

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Effectiveness

Combined with acetaminophen

For lumbalgia, acetaminophen one gram orally four times a day combined with diclofenac, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent, was not better than acetaminophen alone in a randomized controlled trial.[1]

For reducing fever, acetaminophen combined with ibuprofen may be better than either drug alone according to a randomized controlled trial.[2]

  1. Hancock MJ, Maher CG, Latimer J, et al (2007). "Assessment of diclofenac or spinal manipulative therapy, or both, in addition to recommended first-line treatment for acute low back pain: a randomised controlled trial". Lancet 370 (9599): 1638–43. DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(07)61686-9. PMID 17993364. Research Blogging.
  2. Hay AD, Costelloe C, Redmond NM, et al (2008). "Paracetamol plus ibuprofen for the treatment of fever in children (PITCH): randomised controlled trial". BMJ 337: a1302. PMID 18765450. PMC 2528896[e]