More than 80% of Europeans say they are confronted, on a personal or family basis, with the pain at least once a month¹. A figure which legitimizes the passage in 2008 of certain analgesics in front of the counter of pharmacies French. And when we know that the French consume each year nearly two boxes of these drugs available without a prescription, the question of their good use arises.

When choosing to take a drug without medical advice, we sometimes lackinformations so as not to put your health in danger. 

The first step is to find out whether it is safe not to consult his doctor. For which pain can we take an analgesic without risks ? Is the pain experienced a warning signal for a more serious illness?

All pains are not the same … pharmaceuticals who face them either! Learn how to choose theanalgesic the most suitable for your situation: the one that best combats your type of pain while being the least risky for your health.

Once the analgesic has been chosen, it is still necessary to take it well! A drug is an active substance: too large a dose can be a source of complications. Those dose daily should not be exceeded? How long does it take to take a tablet again? Paracetamol, aspirine ou ibuprofen : every analgesic its advice for use.

1- French Society for the Study and Treatment of Pain (SFETD) “Good use of self-medication in pain” – Colloquium of October 6, 2009. 1- French Society for the Study and Treatment of Pain (SFETD) ) “The good use of self-medication in pain” Colloquium of October 6, 2009.