What is Panadol 500 mg?

Panadol Tablet is a common pain-relief and fever-reducing medicine. Its active ingredient is paracetamol (also called acetaminophen).

What Panadol is used for

Panadol helps to relieve mild to moderate pain, such as:

• Headache

• Toothache

• Muscle or joint pain

• Back pain

• Period pain

• Pain after minor injuries

It is also used to reduce fever (high temperature).

How it works

Paracetamol works by affecting the chemicals in the body that cause pain and fever, without irritating the stomach the way some other painkillers can.