What do Japanese take for headaches?

According to the Japanese Clinical Practice Guideline for Chronic Headache 2013, goshuyuto (TJ-31), keishininjinto (TJ-82), chotosan (TJ-47), kakkonto (TJ-1), and goreisan (TJ-17) are mentioned as empirically effective medications for headache treatment.



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The following are prohibited as they contain narcotic or stimulant ingredients in excess of the Japanese standard: These medications include (but are not limited to) Tylenol Cold, NyQuil, Actifed, Sudafed, Advil Cold & Sinus, Dristan Sinus, Vicks Inhaler, and Lomotil.

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Specifically, products that contain stimulants (medicines that contain Pseudoephedrine, such as Actifed, Sudafed, and Vicks inhalers), or Codeine are prohibited if it contains more than allowed quantity of stimulant raw materials.

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Like aspirin, these are not prohibited unless they have some extra powerful drug mixed with them like Pseudoephedrine (which is illegal!). Most over-the-counter medicines are legal to bring into Japan such as Tylenol, Asprin, Claritin, Tums, Ibuprofen, Advil, and generic version.

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