Published: 2:39PM Wednesday October 28, 2009
Source: NZPA
Source: ONE News
A new pain relief drug, developed in New Zealand, will be available in pharmacies this week.
Maxigesic is a combination of 500mg paracetamol and 150mg of the anti-inflammatory Ibuprofen.
Dr Hartley Atkinson, founder of the Maxigesic supplier AFT Pharmaceuticals, says people were surprised the combination had not been used before.
"With big drug companies they have favourite products and people don't get together and look at combinations," he says.
Alan Merry, professor of Anaesthesiology at the University of Auckland, said a trial involving 135 patients who had their wisdom teeth removed found the combination offered more effective pain relief than either ingredient by itself.
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