Active-ingredient Dossier

Paracetamol

Active-ingredient Dossier for Paracetamol (analgesic antipyretic). Australian brands, products, PBS listings, PBAC outcomes — compiled by arcimedes.

What is

Paracetamol Paracetamol is an analgesic antipyretic.

Australian brands containing

Paracetamol — OSTEOMOL — PANADOL — PANAMAX — PHARMACY — APOHEALTH — PANADEINE — ZALDIAR — AMCAL — ANAGRAINE — APX-PARACETAMOL/CODEINE — ASSISTPRO — BRAUN

Therapeutic areas

Paracetamol is registered in Pain & Anaesthesia (80 brands); Pain Management (44 brands); Respiratory (6 brands); and Complementary Medicine (1 brand).

Sponsor landscape

Paracetamol is marketed by Arrotex Pharmaceuticals, Ipca Pharma, Neo Health (OTC), Nova Pharmaceuticals, Sanofi-Aventis, and Aspen Pharmacare.

PBS and regulatory activity

Four brands containing paracetamol have PBS-listed items, with the latest PBS schedule date of 1 May 2026. In the 2015–16 financial year, PBS expenditure on paracetamol was approximately $67.9 million across 4.9 million prescriptions. The latest PBAC outcome was recorded on 1 July 2020, and the latest AusPAR was published on 11 February 2021.