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[[Image:Panadol.jpg|thumb|Panadol 500 mg tablets ([[Australia|AU]])]]
[[Image:Panadol Rapid.jpg|thumb|Panadol Rapid 500 mg caplets ([[Australia|AU]])]]

'''Panadol''' is the [[GlaxoSmithKline]] [[trade name]] for the [[pharmaceutical]] '''[[paracetamol]]''' ([[International Nonproprietary Name|INN]]) ({{pron-en|ˌpærəˈsiːtəmɒl, ˌpærəˈsɛtəmɒl}}) or '''acetaminophen''' ({{IPA-en|əˌsiːtəˈmɪnɵfɨn||Acetaminophen.ogg}}) ([[United States Adopted Name|USAN]]), which is an [[over the counter drug|over the counter (OTC)]] [[analgesic]] (pain reliever) and [[antipyretic]] (fever reducer). 

Paracetamol is sold in more than 85 countries and marketed under several trade names.<ref>[http://www.gsk.com/products/consumer-healthcare/panadol.htm GlaxoSmithKline Panadol Consumer Healthcare]</ref> Trade names for paracetamol include; ''Crocin'' ([[India]]), ''Dolex'' ([[Colombia]]), ''Panado'' ([[South Africa]]), and in [[North America]], [[Johnson and Johnson|Johnson and Johnson's]] ''[[Tylenol]]'' is the leading trade name for paracetamol.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9D0CE7DE1539F937A25750C0A965948260 ''The New York Times | Sterling to try again with a non-aspirin drug]</ref> 

In 1955, Panadol was introduced to hospitals in the [[United Kingdom]].<ref>[http://gsk.com.my/docs/Panadol%20Booklet.pdf GlaxoSmithKline | Panadol 50 Years]</ref> It was first marketed by Phillips, Scott & Turner, which was acquired by Frederick Stearns & Co, a subsidiary of [[Sterling Drug|Sterling Drug Inc]].<ref>[http://www.superbrands.easysite.org/files/_-_Panadol_LR_3978.pdf Superbrands | Panadol]</ref> It was advertised as being "gentle on the stomach", since other [[analgesic]] agents at the time contained [[aspirin]], a known stomach irritant. Panadol was originally available only by prescription in the UK, but is now available over the counter. In [[1988]] [[Sterling Winthrop]] was acquired by [[Eastman Kodak]] which sold the over the counter drug rights to [[SmithKline Beecham]] in [[1994]].<ref>[http://www.secinfo.com/dUGc.bs.htm SEC Info| Eastman Kodak Co | 8-K | For 6/30/94]</ref>

Panadol is sold in three forms:

# ''Panadol''
# ''Panadol Extra''
# ''Panadol Rapid''

''Panadol Extra'' contains [[caffeine]] (65 mg) which enhances the analgesic effect of paracetamol.<ref>[http://www.chemistaustralia.com.au/products/panadol-extra-caplets-18.html Chemist Australia Online Pharmacy | Panadol Extra Caplets 18 Product Details]</ref>

== References ==
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== See also ==
* [[Paracetamol]]
* [[List of paracetamol brand names]]

== External links ==
* [http://www.gsk.com/products/consumer-healthcare/panadol.htm Panadol | Consumer Healthcare | Manufacturers Website]

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[[Category:Analgesics]]
[[Category:Antipyretics]]


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