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. 2013 Oct 25;347:f6041. doi: 10.1136/bmj.f6041

Table 4.

 Reported harms associated with interventions for respiratory tract infections. Figures are numbers (percentage) of patients

Paracetamol Ibuprofen Combined
Diarrhoea 29/150 (19) 20/150 (13) 16/134 (12)
Vomiting 23/150 (15) 16/149 (11) 18/135 (13)
Abdominal pain 39/149 (26) 39/147 (27) 42/132 (32)
Skin rash 6/150 (4) 10/149 (7) 9/134 (7)
Wheeze 56/150 (37) 59/152 (39) 52/134 (39)