Editing Paracetamol (section)

====Other pain====

Paracetamol fails to relieve procedural pain in [[newborn babies]].<ref name="pmid32257982">{{cite journal |vauthors=Allegaert K |title=A Critical Review on the Relevance of Paracetamol for Procedural Pain Management in Neonates |journal=Front Pediatr |volume=8 |issue= |pages=89 |date=2020 |pmid=32257982 |pmc=7093493 |doi= 10.3389/fped.2020.00089 |doi-access=free |title-link = doi }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |vauthors = Ohlsson A, Shah PS |title = Paracetamol (acetaminophen) for prevention or treatment of pain in newborns |journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |volume = 1 |pages = CD011219 |date = January 2020 |issue = 1 |pmid = 31985830 |pmc = 6984663 |doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD011219.pub4 }}</ref> For [[perineum|perineal]] pain [[postpartum period|postpartum]] paracetamol appears to be less effective than [[Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug|nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs]] (NSAIDs).<ref name="pmid33427305">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wuytack F, Smith V, Cleary BJ |title=Oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (single dose) for perineal pain in the early postpartum period |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume=1 |issue= 1|pages=CD011352 |date=January 2021 |pmid=33427305 |doi= 10.1002/14651858.CD011352.pub3 |pmc=8092572}}</ref>

The studies to support or refute the use of paracetamol for cancer pain and neuropathic pain are lacking.<ref name="pmid28700092">{{cite journal |vauthors=Wiffen PJ, Derry S, Moore RA, McNicol ED, Bell RF, Carr DB, McIntyre M, Wee B |title=Oral paracetamol (acetaminophen) for cancer pain |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume=7 |issue= 2|pages=CD012637 |date=July 2017 |pmid=28700092 |pmc=6369932 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD012637.pub2}}</ref><ref name="pmid28027389">{{cite journal |vauthors= Wiffen PJ, Knaggs R, Derry S, Cole P, Phillips T, Moore RA |title=Paracetamol (acetaminophen) with or without codeine or dihydrocodeine for neuropathic pain in adults |journal=Cochrane Database Syst Rev |volume=12 |issue= 5|pages=CD012227 |date=December 2016 |pmid=28027389 |pmc=6463878 |doi=10.1002/14651858.CD012227.pub2}}</ref> There is limited evidence in favor of the use of the intravenous form of paracetamol for acute pain control in the emergency department.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors = Sin B, Wai M, Tatunchak T, Motov SM |title = The Use of Intravenous Acetaminophen for Acute Pain in the Emergency Department |journal = Academic Emergency Medicine |volume = 23 |issue = 5 |pages = 543–53 |date = May 2016 |pmid = 26824905 |doi = 10.1111/acem.12921 |doi-access = free |title-link = doi }}</ref> The combination of paracetamol with caffeine is superior to paracetamol alone for the treatment of acute pain.<ref>{{cite journal |vauthors = Derry CJ, Derry S, Moore RA |title = Caffeine as an analgesic adjuvant for acute pain in adults |journal = The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |volume = 3 |issue = 3 |pages = CD009281 |date = March 2012 |pmid = 22419343 |doi = 10.1002/14651858.CD009281.pub2 |s2cid = 205199173 |veditors = Derry S }}</ref>