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.
Or, on a avancé il y a dix ans qu’il pourrait accroître les risques d’asthme. Cette hypothèse suppose qu’avoir donné du paracétamol plutôt que de l’aspirine aux enfants aux Etats-Unis durant les années 1980 aurait contribué à la prévalence d’asthme infantile en hausse à cette époque.