Share to ClassroomStudy: Women Buy Wrong Painkiller
A new study looks at women and pain. Many women buy a medicine called paracetamol for period pain. But doctors say a different medicine works better. This medicine is called ibuprofen.
The two medicines are not the same. Ibuprofen stops the pain in the body. Paracetamol works in the head. It is good for headaches. But it does not help cramps as much.
Doctors do not study period pain enough. One scientist said this is a big problem. Many women have bad pain every month. Doctors say these women should get help.
