What is the difference between paracetamol and ibuprofen, and can I take them both at the same time?
Ibuprofen and paracetamol are both drugs which reduce pain. The difference is that ibuprofen also reduces inflammation (swelling), whereas paracetamol doesn’t reduce inflammation, but it can reduce fever. Taking paracetamol and ibuprofen together can be helpful if your symptoms aren’t being reduced with the recommended dose of only one of these drugs.
