Body temperature is one of the most important indicators of the state of the human body. It fluctuates within 1 degree during the day and follows the solar cycle, regardless of the person's activity, this is considered the norm and taking medications from the temperature is not required.
The increase in temperature values above the norm indicates the presence of an inflammatory process in the body. This is a protective reaction that begins to create an unfavorable environment for pathogenic microorganisms and stimulate the work of their own immune system.
Drugs that reduce temperature
Each person differently transfers the raised body temperature at various diseases, but more often uses antipyretic or antipyretic medicines from temperature. The action of such drugs is based on one general principle, which is the effect on the center of thermoregulation in the hypothalamus so that the temperature decreases strictly to normal and not lower, while the overall duration of the febrile period does not decrease.
The basic antipyretics:
- Analgesics ( paracetamol , analgin, etc.).
- Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (ibuprofen, aspirin, etc.).
Paracetamol is the most common remedy for temperature, prescribed for both adults and children. It has mild anti-inflammatory effects, which significantly reduces the risk of side effects in the liver, kidneys and the cardiovascular system.
Paracetamol was introduced into medicine in the late 19th century and has been very well studied over the years
Ibuprofen is the most popular non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug used to reduce temperature. This drug is also maximally studied and tested in medicine, which allows it to be included in the list of the most important medicines of WHO. Its safety level is lower than that of paracetamol, but it is also widely used in children and adults, although it is not a drug of choice.