Aspirin 300mg tablets

Country: United Kingdom

Language: English

Source: MHRA (Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency)

Active ingredient:

Aspirin

Available from:

Waymade Healthcare Plc

ATC code:

N02BA01

INN (International Name):

Aspirin

Dosage:

300mg

Pharmaceutical form:

Oral tablet

Administration route:

Oral

Class:

No Controlled Drug Status

Prescription type:

Valid as a prescribable product

Product summary:

BNF: 04070100

Patient Information leaflet

PATIENT INFORMATION LEAFLET
ASPIRIN 300MG TABLETS BP
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
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Keep this leaflet. You may want to read it again.
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If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
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This medicine has been prescribed for you only. Do not pass it on to
others. It may harm them,
even if their signs of illness are the same as yours.
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If you get any side effects, talk to your doctor or pharmacist. This
includes any possible side
effects not listed in this leaflet. See section 4.
WHAT IS IN THIS LEAFLET
1.
What Aspirin is and what it is used for
2.
What you need to know before you take Aspirin
3.
How to take Aspirin
4.
Possible side effects
5.
How to store Aspirin
6.
Contents of the pack and other information
1.
WHAT ASPIRIN IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Aspirin belongs to a group of medicines called Non-Steroidal
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) that
work by relieving pain and reducing inflammation, high temperature and
fever.
Your medicine is for effective relief from: mild to moderate pain
including headache, migraine, sharp
nerve pain (neuralgia), toothache, sore throat, period pains and aches
and pains, symptomatic relief of
sprains, strains, rheumatic pain, nerve pain of the lower back or legs
(sciatica), lower back pain
(lumbago), chronic muscle pain, sometimes with tiredness and skin
sensitivity (fibrositis), muscular
aches and pains, joint swelling and stiffness, influenza, feverishness
and feverish colds.
2.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU TAKE ASPIRIN
Please read the following information.
DO NOT TAKE ASPIRIN IF YOU:
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are allergic to aspirin or any of the other ingredients of this
medicine listed in section 6
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are under the age of 16
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are receiving anticoagulant therapy
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have ever had a stomach ulcer, perforation or bleeding.
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suffer from haemophilia (your blood does not clot well) or from gout
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are in late stages of pregnancy
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are breast feeding
WARNINGS AND PRECAU

Summary of Product characteristics

SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1
NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Aspirin 300mg Tablets
2
QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each tablet containsAspirin 300mg.
For excipients see Section 6.1
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PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Tablet
White circular with break line on one face
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CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1
THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
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Anti-inflammatory indications:
Symptomatic relief of sprains, strains, rheumatic pain, sciatica,
lumbago, muscular
aches, fibrositis, joint swelling and stiffness.
Analgesic and antipyretic indications:
Mild to moderate pain including headache, migraine, neuralgia,
toothache, sore
throat, period pains, aches and pains, symptomatic relief of influenza
and feverish
colds.
4.2
POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
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Adults & children over 16 years: 1 - 3 tablets every four hours, or as
directed by a
doctor.
Not more than 4 doses in 24 hours.
Do not give to children aged under 16 years, unless Aspirin has been
specifically
prescribed for that child (e.g. for Kawasaki’s disease).
Elderly: A lower dose is recommended.
The tablets to be taken orally with water.
4.3
CONTRAINDICATIONS
Aspirin is contraindicated in patients with;
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active peptic ulceration or a history of peptic ulceration.
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Haemophilia, haemorrhagic disease or a history of bleeding disorders.
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Gout or a history of gout.
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Hypersensitivity to aspirin (e.g. asthma, rhinitis, angioedema or
urticaria), other NSAIDs or other tablet excipients
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During the third trimester of pregnancy
4.4
SPECIAL WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS FOR USE
There is a possible association between aspirin and Reye’s syndrome
when
given to children. Reye’s syndrome is a very rare disease, which
affects the
brain and liver and can be fatal. For this reason aspirin should not
be given to
children under 16 years unless specifically indicated (e.g. for
Kawasaki’s
disease).
Patients with rare hereditary problems of galactose intolerance, the
Lapp
lactose deficiency or glucose- galactose malabsorption should not take
aspirin.
Patients should be warned:
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