Description

Fioricet is a combination of three medications that help relieve pain caused by tension headaches (headaches that are generally related to stress and cause muscle tightness and pain around your forehead and neck).

• Butalbital is a barbiturate that works in your brain to help you relax.
• Acetaminophen is a pain reliever. It stops the production of certain chemicals in the brain that cause pain.
• Caffeine is an adenosine antagonist. It blocks a natural chemical in your body called adenosine. It’s unclear exactly how caffeine works to treat headaches, but it’s thought to boost the pain-relieving activity of acetaminophen.