Day Nurse oral solution

Land: Vereinigtes Königreich

Sprache: Englisch

Quelle: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Wirkstoff:

Paracetamol; Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride; Pholcodine

Verfügbar ab:

Haleon UK Ltd

ATC-Code:

N02BE51

INN (Internationale Bezeichnung):

Paracetamol; Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride; Pholcodine

Dosierung:

33.33mg/1ml ; 2mg/1ml ; 333.33microgram/1ml

Darreichungsform:

Oral solution

Verabreichungsweg:

Oral

Klasse:

Schedule 5 (CD Inv)

Verschreibungstyp:

Never Valid To Prescribe As A VMP

Produktbesonderheiten:

BNF: ; GTIN: 5000347077807

Gebrauchsinformation

PLEASE READ RIGHT THROUGH THIS LEAFLET BEFORE YOU START USING THIS
MEDICINE.
This medicine is available without prescription, but you still need to
use Day
Nurse carefully to get the best results from it.
•
Keep this leaflet you may need to read it again.
•
If you have any further questions, ask your pharmacist.
IN THIS LEAFLET:
1. What Day Nurse does
2. Check before you take Day Nurse
3. How to take Day Nurse
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Day Nurse
6. Further information
1. What Day Nurse does
DAY NURSE IS USED FOR THE DAY-TIME RELIEF OF THE MAJOR SYMPTOMS OF
COLDS, CHILLS
AND FLU. The medicine contains three active ingredients. Paracetamol
is a painkiller and reduces your temperature when you have a fever.
Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride is a decongestant which unblocks your
nose and
sinuses helping you breathe more easily. Pholcodine is a cough
suppressant that
helps relieve dry or tickly coughs. Day Nurse also helps relieve a
sore throat.
2. Check before you take Day Nurse
DO NOT TAKE DAY NURSE:
•
IF YOU HAVE EVER HAD AN ALLERGIC REACTION to paracetamol,
pseudoephedrine
hydrochloride, pholcodine or any of the other ingredients (listed in
Section 6)
•
if you have high BLOOD PRESSURE or HEART DISEASE
•
if you have KIDNEY DISEASE or HYPEREXCITABILITY
•
if you have DIFFICULTY BREATHING or LUNG PROBLEMS
•
if you are taking APPETITE SUPPRESSANTS or STIMULANT DRUGS called
amphetamines (sometimes used to treat ADHD)
•
if you have taken monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs) prescribed for
DEPRESSION in the LAST TWO WEEKS.
DO NOT TAKE WITH ANY OTHER PARACETAMOL-CONTAINING PRODUCTS.
DO NOT TAKE WITH ANY OTHER FLU, COLD OR DECONGESTANT PRODUCT.
TAKE SPECIAL CARE WITH DAY NURSE:
•
Do not drive if the medicine makes you dizzy
•
Avoid drinking alcohol whilst taking this medicine
•
Day Nurse contains 5% v/v ethanol (ALCOHOL). i.e. up to 1.2g per dose,
equivalent to 30 ml beer, 12.5 ml wine. This could be harmful if you
suffer
from ALCOHOLISM. This should also be considered if you are PREGNANT or

Fachinformation

OBJECT 1
DAY NURSE
Summary of Product Characteristics Updated 21-Oct-2016 |
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
1. Name of the medicinal product
Day Nurse
2. Qualitative and quantitative composition
Active Ingredient
per 30 ml
Paracetamol
1000 mg
Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride
60 mg
Pholcodine
10 mg
For excipients, see 6.1
3. Pharmaceutical form
Oral Solution
Clear orange liquid
4. Clinical particulars
4.1 Therapeutic indications
For the relief of the symptoms of colds and influenza.
For oral administration.
4.2 Posology and method of administration
Take during the day.
It is important to SHAKE THE BOTTLE for at least 10 seconds before use
Should not used with other paracetamol-containing products,
decongestants or cough and cold medicines.
Adults and children 16 years and over
30 ml every four hours
Up to a maximum of 4 doses in 24 hours if needed, or up to a maximum
of three doses within any 24 hour
period if a night-time paracetamol-containing product is taken before
bedtime.
Minimum dosing interval: 4 hours. Do not exceed the stated dose
Children under 16 years
Not to be given to children under sixteen years of age.
Elderly
There is no specific requirement for dosage reduction in the elderly.
4.3 Contraindications
This product is contraindicated in patients with:
• Hypersensitivity to any of the ingredients or excipients.
• Severe hypertension or severe coronary artery disease.,
• Severe renal impairment.
• Hyperexcitability
• With or at risk of developing, respiratory failure (e.g. those
with chronic obstructive airways disease or
pneumonia) or those with bronchiolitis or bronchiectasis due to sputum
retention.
• Who are receiving other sympathomimetics (such as decongestants,
appetite suppressants and
amphetamine-like psychostimulants).
• Who are receiving Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors (MAOIs) or for two
weeks after stopping a MAOI
drug.
4.4 Special warnings and precautions for use
For oral use only.
Always use the measuring cup supplied with the pack.
Should be given with caution to patients wi