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Here in the Netherlands I've never seen or heard of an MD prescribe ibuprofen, always paracetamol. I understand that the risk of kidney damage with ibuprofen is

by brnt 5y ago

Here in the Netherlands I've never seen or heard of an MD prescribe ibuprofen, always paracetamol. I understand that the risk of kidney damage with ibuprofen is higher than liver damage with paracetamol, but that may be incorrect. I'd be curious to learn if there are reasons to favour one over the other.

firecall 5y ago
In Australia, it's common for Dr's to advise patients to take Paracetamol with an NSAID and/or Codeine. The paracetamol increases the efficacy of other drugs. Paracetamol on it's own isnt a great pain med for many forms of chronic pain, apparently! Source: I have degenerative disc disease - back pain basically. Have seen a lot of Doctors! :-)
- hnick 5y ago
  I was told the same, but it was more about rotating them. Since you are meant to wait 4 hours or so, you can pop pills every 2 hours as long as you alternate the types. Assuming you sleep I believe this will keep you at or under the daily dosage limits too.