Phensic addiction.
Year: 1977
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: was first introduced in 1887 but it was not until 1953 that suspicion was aroused that it might cause renal damage (Lawrence, 1973). There is only circumstantial evidence for this, but it has become so strong that in the United States of America it is compulsory for a warning label to be displayed on all preparations sold to the public. In Sweden it has to be sold on prescription only, and in Great Britain "The Medicines (Phenacetin Prohibition) Order 1974 " prohibited the sale of phenacetin-containing compounds except on prescription, because, if used regularly, it could cause renal damage (Prescribers Journal, 1974). Currently, the tablet of Phensic contains aspirin 380 mgm, salicylamide 30 mgm, caffeine 16 mgm (Martindale, 1972). A CASE REPORT A 37-year-old married woman, who worked in a bakery, presented with a history of severe headaches and inexhaustible energy. She was happily married with one daughter, aged 5 years. After careful questioning she reluctantly admitted that she had been taking an average of 14 tablets of Phensic per day for
Source: PubMed Central
Author: C Burns
Language: English
Subfield: Nephrology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4290145588