Paracetamol is found in first-aid boxes. When/why should these drugs be taken?
To ease mild pain and reduce high temperature (fever).
Paracetamol is a common over-the-counter drug that belongs to the class of analgesics and antipyretics.
An analgesic relieves mild pain such as headache or toothache, and an antipyretic lowers a raised body temperature during fever.
Drugs for allergies are antihistamines, drugs for asthma are bronchodilators, and indigestion or heartburn is treated with antacids, so these are not the use of paracetamol.
This is why a first-aid box keeps it for mild pain and fever.
Hence, To ease mild pain and reduce high temperature (fever).
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