the efficacy of this is not great for back pain and osteoarthritis. osteoarthritis released in 2014, we're aware this data was out there for paracetamol. we did an update and another regulatory authority is looking into over the counter drugs including paracetamol. we will have to issue guidance. the reason for the change is not only new information but also the way how we look at the information because we've become a bit more sophisticated saying things shouldn't work to improve pain, should have a clinical meaningful effect that means something to a person with back pain or arthritis pain. >> you're saying the guidance is for doctors and guidelines to describe. there is a risk also with paracetamol, liver damage is that right? >> there is a risk related to dose and with overdose it causes liver disease. usual dose the risk is small. the other thing that came out of this study, there were more abnormal liver function tests than you expect. part of what this new study shows there isn't a lot of old studies in this area and take an lot of our old drug

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. >> this is back pain and osteoarthritis and a condition that affects millions and millions of peoplethroughout the world. it looked whether paracetamol was any good of helping with pain in your hips or back. they found of the 5,000 people found in these 13 trials paracetamol didn't relieve symptoms of back pain and the arthritis was so negative there was no benefit. >> and it could be doing damage as well? >> absolutely. there was a side effect. the patients taking the paracetamol were four times more likely to have abnormal liver results. >> what should you do with back pain? keep taking it? >> the advice is listen to your doctor and in the uk exercise if you have back pain and look at then paracetamol and other options. doctors say moving around is the best thing you can do. >> some people feel like paracetamol is the only drug they can take safely. >> ment absolutely. they dancan look at it beneficial. you can see the same team back in the summer finding the same results that really paracetamol does not help for this type of pain. >> okay. talk to your doctor if you're concerned.

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