Table 3: RESULTS
|
Result |
Paracetamol |
Analgin |
Oral |
|
GOOD |
48 (64%) |
32 (64%) |
4 (33.3%) |
|
FAIR |
19 (25.3%) |
11 (22%) |
2 (16.7%) |
|
POOR |
8 (10.7%) |
7 (14%) |
6 (50%) |
In
89.3% the response in lowering the
temperature was satisfactory. The
temperature was brought to normal
within 2 hours. The results with
Injection Analgin are also
identical. The Oral administration
has been useful in only 50% of the
cases.
The
relationship of effect of different
antipyretics in the same disease is
put up in Table 4:
Table 4
Relationship between the type of
illness to response
G =
Good F = Fair P =
Poor
|
|
PARACETAMOL |
ANALGIN |
ORAL |
|
G |
F |
P |
G |
F |
P |
G |
F |
P |
|
Tuberculosis |
6 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
Pneumonia |
4 |
3 |
0 |
- |
- |
- |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
Tetanus (including neonatal
tetanus) |
7 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Bronchiolitis |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Enteric Fever |
7 |
3 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
- |
- |
1 |
|
Acute Gastroenteritis |
8 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
|
Food Poisoning |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Bronchiectasis |
2 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Encephalitis |
0 |
1 |
1 |
- |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Pyogenic Meningitis |
1 |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Nonspecific Undefined P.U.O |
11 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
|
Total |
48 |
19 |
8 |
32 |
11 |
7 |
4 |
2 |
6 |
In some cases when the pyrexia did
not respond to one antipyretic or
recurred after sometime, another
antipyretic was used and the effects
noted are recorded in Table 5.
Table 5
G =
Good F = Fair P =
Poor
|
Group |
Cases |
Response |
|
Paracetamol (Aeknil)
Analgin
|
8 |
Paracetamol (Aeknil) |
Analgin |
|
G (3) |
F (2) |
P (3) |
G (4) |
F (3) |
P (1) |
|
Analgin
Paracetamol (Aeknil) |
11 |
Analgin |
Paracetamol (Aeknil) |
|
G (5) |
F (2) |
P (4) |
G (8) |
F (1) |
P (2) |
|
Oral
Paracetamol (Aeknil) |
1 |
Oral |
Paracetamol (Aeknil) |
|
- |
- |
P (1) |
G (1) |
- |
- |
|
Oral
Analgin
Paracetamol (Aeknil) |
3 |
Oral |
Analgin |
Paracetamol (Aeknil) |
|
P (3) |
G (2) |
F (0) |
P (1) |
G (2) |
F(0) |
P(1) |
|
Analgin
Paracetamol (Aeknil)
Oral |
2 |
Analgin |
Paracetamol (Aeknil) |
Oral |
|
- |
- |
P (2) |
- |
F (1) |
P (1) |
P (2) |
Considering the Good and Fair
response, the average time taken to
bring down the temperature to normal
was noted in Table 6:
Table
6
AVERAGE TIME
|
N-Acetyl Para Amino Phenol (Paracetamol) |
2 hours 12 minutes |
|
Analgin |
2 hours 25 minutes |
|
Oral |
2 hours 30 minutes |
No
toxic reactions were encountered in
any of these patients, either to
Injectable or to Oral therapy.
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