Chemotherapy and paracetamol or NSAIDs
Chemotherapy can increase your risk of an infection, which can be serious and needs urgent treatment. Paracetamol or NSAIDs can lower your temperature and hide signs of an infection.
If you are having chemotherapy, always check your temperature before taking paracetamol or NSAIDs. Call the chemotherapy 24 hour emergency number if you have a high temperature, based on the advice of your chemotherapy team. Also call them if you have symptoms of an infection and are taking regular paracetamol.
