Panadol Extra soluble tablets

Země: Velká Británie

Jazyk: angličtina

Zdroj: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Aktivní složka:

Paracetamol; Caffeine

Dostupné s:

Haleon UK Ltd

ATC kód:

N02BE51

INN (Mezinárodní Name):

Paracetamol; Caffeine

Dávkování:

500mg ; 65mg

Léková forma:

Effervescent tablet

Podání:

Oral

Třída:

No Controlled Drug Status

Druh předpisu:

Valid as a prescribable product

Přehled produktů:

BNF: 04070100; GTIN: 5000347063282

Informace pro uživatele

PLEASE READ RIGHT THROUGH THIS LEAFLET BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE.
This medicine is available without prescription, but you still need to
use
Panadol Extra Soluble Tablets carefully to get the best results from
them.
•
Keep this leaflet, you may need to read it again.
•
If you have any questions, or if there is anything you do not
understand,
ask your pharmacist.
•
Contains Paracetamol.
IN THIS LEAFLET:
1.
What Panadol Extra Soluble Tablets do
2.
Check before you take Panadol Extra Soluble Tablets
3.
How to take Panadol Extra Soluble Tablets
4. Possible side effects
5.
How to store Panadol Extra Soluble Tablets
6.
Further information
1. What Panadol Extra Soluble Tablets do
PANADOL EXTRA SOLUBLE TABLETS ARE USED FOR THE RELIEF OF HEADACHE,
MIGRAINE,
BACKACHE, RHEUMATIC PAIN, TOOTHACHE AND PERIOD PAIN. They also relieve
sore
throat and the fever, aches and pains of colds and flu.
The tablets contain two active ingredients. Paracetamol is a
painkiller and also
reduces your temperature when you have a fever. Caffeine acts to
further help
the effectiveness of paracetamol.
2. Check before you take Panadol Extra Soluble Tablets
DO NOT TAKE PANADOL EXTRA SOLUBLE TABLETS:
•
IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION to paracetamol, caffeine or
to any
of the other ingredients (listed in Section 6)
•
if you are taking ANY OTHER PRESCRIPTION OR NON PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES
CONTAINING PARACETAMOL to treat pain, fever, symptoms of cold and flu,
or to
aid sleep.
ASK YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE YOU TAKE THIS MEDICINE:
•
if you have LIVER or KIDNEY DISEASE, including ALCOHOLIC LIVER DISEASE
•
if you have been told by your doctor that you have an INTOLERANCE TO
SOME SUGARS
•
if you need 1 or more tablets daily for a prolonged period, especially
if you have
been advised to follow a
LOW SALT (SODIUM) DIET
.
•
if you are UNDERWEIGHT or MALNOURISHED
•
if you regularly
DRINK ALCOHOL
•
if you have a
SEVERE INFECTION
as this may increase the risk of
METABOLIC ACIDOSIS.
•
Signs of metabolic acidosis include:
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deep,

Charakteristika produktu

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Panadol Extra Soluble Tablets
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet contains Paracetamol Ph.Eur. 500.0 mg and Caffeine Ph.Eur.
65.0 mg.
3
PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Effervescent tablet.
4
CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Panadol Extra is a mild analgesic and antipyretic formulated to give
extra pain relief.
The soluble tablets are recommended for the treatment of most painful
and febrile
conditions, for example, headache including migraine, backache,
toothache, colds and
influenza, sore throat, rheumatic pain and dysmenorrhoea.
4.2.
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
Panadol Extra should be dissolved in at least half a tumblerful of
water.
Adults (including the elderly) and children aged 16 years and over:
Two tablets up to four times daily.
Do not exceed 8 tablets in 24 hours.
Children aged 12-15 years:
One tablet up to four times daily.
Do not exceed 4 tablets in 24 hours.
Not recommended for children under 12 years.
Do not take more frequently than every 4 hours.
Do not take for longer than three days without consulting your doctor.
Method of Administration
Panadol Extra Soluble Tablets are for oral administration only.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Hypersensitivity to paracetamol, caffeine or any of the other
constituents.
4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
Do not exceed the stated dose.
Contains paracetamol. Do not use with any other paracetamol containing
products.
The concomitant use with other products containing paracetamol may
lead to an
overdose.
Paracetamol overdose may cause liver failure which may require liver
transplant or
lead to death.
Care is advised in the administration of paracetamol to patients with
renal or hepatic
impairment. The hazard of overdose is greater in those with
non-cirrhotic alcoholic
liver disease.
Caution should be exercised in patients with glutathione depleted
states as the use of
paracetamol may increase the risk of metabolic acidosis (see section
4.9).
Excessive intake of ca