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Is paracetamol recomanded for arthritis pain?
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Yes: It helps for pain from osteoarthritis. Be careful to stay within daily dosage guidelines.
Answered 2/14/2015
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For pain only: Paracetamol (Tylenol) has little anti-inflammatory effect, though, which means it won’t do much for pain from inflammatory arthritis.
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