8 Panadol Alternative Medicines You Can Buy in Pakistan

The over-the-counter (OTC) medication paracetamol is widely used and in high demand due to the increase in dengue and coronavirus cases and waterborne illnesses brought on by the monsoon floods, is currently in very short supply in Pakistan. Here are some Panadol Alternative Medicines.

As a result, there is a national Panadol scarcity, and people are searching for alternatives as it is getting harder to find the medication.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a major pharmaceutical company in Pakistan, produces paracetamol under the trade name \”Panadol.\”
Due to its sudden shortage, people are frantically looking for substitute brands that manufacture the same medicine under other names.

Advantages And Disadvantages Of Using Birth Control Pills In Pakistan

The list of substitute medications made in Pakistan by different regional brands is provided below.

Brand Name	Manufacturer	Dosage (mg)	Retail Price
Askprol	Askari Pharmaceuticals	500	Rs. 100
Calpol (200 pack)	GSK	500	Rs. 312
Disprol	Reckitt Benckiser (RB) Pakistan	500	Rs. 180
Doliprane	Sanofi Aventis	500	Rs. 100
Paracetamol	Ferozsons Laboratories	500	Rs. 129
Pracmol	Glitz Pharma	500	Rs. 460
Vamol	Valor Pharmaceuticals	500	Rs. 100
Boschtamol	Bosch Pharmaceuticals	500	Rs. 70

Here is the list of Panadol Alternative Medicines pediatric dosage in Pakistan.

Brand Name	Manufacturer	Dosage (mg)	Retail Price
Calpol Pediatric (90 ml)	GSK	120mg/5ml	Rs. 46
Askprol	Askari Pharma	120mg/5ml	Rs. 15
Paracetamol (450ml)	Ferozsons Pharma	120mg/5ml	Rs. 56
Pracmol (60 ml)	Glitz Pharma	120mg/5ml	Rs. 25

Experts believe that Panadol\’s excessive demand, which has hindered production, is the main cause of the current scarcity.

According to journalist Ali Khizar, GSK produces more than 450 million Panadol tablets each month. The corporation has reduced output to a minimum since its manufacturing costs are higher than the Maximum Retail Price (MRP) established by the government, leading to its scarcity.