difference between dolo and paracetamol - #28310
I am kinda confused about the difference between dolo and paracetamol. I’ve been dealing with this nagging headache for the past week, and my friend suggested I try dolo because she said it works better than paracetamol. Like, I had previously taken paracetamol before for fever, and it helped a bit but I didn’t really notice a huge difference. Anyway, I was at the pharmacy yesterday looking for something strong, and the pharmacist mentioned that they’re basically the same thing but I don’t get how that could be?! I thought dolo was just a brand name. Another thing, my sister swears by dolo for her knee pain and says it works quicker than paracetamol, but how could that be? Is it just a marketing thing or what? I don’t really trust that, I mean, surely there’s gotta be some real difference between dolo and paracetamol, right? I know what people say about generic versus brand names, but for pain relief, I thought those should have the same effect! Can anyone explain this in simple terms? I’m just a bit lost here trying to figure out what I should really take.
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