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Advantages
- Analgesics (painkillers)
- Antipyretics (reduce fever)
- Aspirin redices inflammation
- Paracetamol does not irritate stomach wall
- Paracetamol allergic reactions are rare
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Disadvantages
- Aspirin side-effects: stomach wall irritant, blood anti-coagulant, Reye's syndrome in children
- Paracetamol side-effects: kidney, liver, brain damage.
- Aspirin increases risk of stomach bleeding when taken with alcohol
- Paracetamol increases toxic side-effects when taken with alcohol
- Aspirin often causes allergic reactions
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