It is the preferred medication for relieving fever and pain because of its safety profile. However, 10 years ago, a hypothesis was proposed that the use of paracetamol may increase the risk of developing asthma.  It was suggested that a change from the use of aspirin to paracetamol among children in the US during the 1980’s may have contributed to the increasing prevalence of childhood asthma noted during this period.
Sin embargo, hace 10 años, se propuso la hipótesis de que el uso del paracetamol puede aumentar el riesgo de desarrollar asma. Se sugirió que la utilización de paracetamol en lugar de aspirina para tratar a niños en Estados Unidos durante la década de 1980 puede haber contribuido a la creciente prevalencia del asma infantil que se observó durante este período.