What is Paragould as a medication?

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Paragould is Not a Recognized Medication

"Paragould" does not appear to be a medication name in any medical literature, drug databases, or clinical guidelines. This term does not correspond to any pharmaceutical product, generic drug name, or brand name medication.

Possible Explanations

After reviewing extensive medical literature including tuberculosis treatment guidelines 1, antiplatelet therapy guidelines 1, and various other pharmaceutical references 1, 2, 3, 4, there is no mention of "Paragould" as a medication.

Potential Considerations:

  • Geographic confusion: Paragould is actually a city in Arkansas, United States, not a medication 3

  • Possible misspelling or mishearing: You may be referring to one of these actual medications:

    • Paracetamol (acetaminophen): A widely used antipyretic and analgesic for mild to moderate pain, first used clinically in 1893 and commercially available since the 1950s 4
    • Paregoric: A historical opiate preparation previously used for neonatal abstinence syndrome, though no longer recommended due to toxic ingredients including camphor, anise oil, alcohol, and benzoic acid 1
    • Prasugrel: An antiplatelet medication (P2Y12 inhibitor) used in acute coronary syndromes, requiring conversion to an active metabolite that irreversibly blocks the P2Y12 receptor 1
  • Off-label or investigational use: The term does not appear in literature regarding off-label medication use 3

Recommendation

If you are seeking information about a specific medication, please verify the correct spelling or provide additional context about the intended use, as "Paragould" does not exist as a pharmaceutical product.

References

Guideline

Guideline Directed Topic Overview

Dr.Oracle Medical Advisory Board & Editors, 2025

Guideline

Theracurmin Clinical Applications and Safety

Praxis Medical Insights: Practical Summaries of Clinical Guidelines, 2025

Research

Review of use of drugs for conditions not included in product characteristics.

Farmacia hospitalaria : organo oficial de expresion cientifica de la Sociedad Espanola de Farmacia Hospitalaria, 2011

Research

Paracetamol: past, present, and future.

American journal of therapeutics, 2000

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