Tylex 30 mg / 500 mg Effervescent Tablets
Country: Ireland
Language: English
Source: HPRA (Health Products Regulatory Authority)
Patient Information leaflet
(PIL)
22-12-2020
Summary of Product characteristics
(SPC)
22-12-2020
Active ingredient:
Codeine phosphate hemihydrate; Paracetamol
Available from:
UCB (Pharma) Ireland Limited
ATC code:
N02AJ; N02AJ06
INN (International Name):
Codeine phosphate hemihydrate; Paracetamol
Dosage:
30 mg/500 milligram(s)
Pharmaceutical form:
Effervescent tablet
Prescription type:
Product subject to prescription which may not be renewed (A)
Therapeutic area:
Opioids in combination with non-opioid analgesics; codeine and paracetamol
Authorization status:
Not marketed
Authorization date:
1996-10-22
Patient Information leaflet
PACKAGE LEAFLET: INFORMATION FOR THE USER
TYLEX® 30 MG / 500 MG EFFERVESCENT TABLETS
Codeine phosphate hemihydrate,
Paracetamol
READ ALL OF THIS LEAFLET CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU START TAKING THIS
MEDICINE BECAUSE IT CONTAINS
IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR YOU.
Keep this leaflet. You may need to read it again.
If you have any further questions, ask your doctor or pharmacist.
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.
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 Tylex is and what it is used for
2. What you need to know before you take Tylex
3. How to take Tylex
4. Possible side effects
5. How to store Tylex
6. Contents of the pack and other information.
1. WHAT TYLEX IS AND WHAT IT IS USED FOR
Tylex contains two different medicines called paracetamol and codeine
phosphate hemihydrate.
Codeine belongs to a group of medicines called opioid analgesics which
act to relieve pain. It can be
used on its own or in combination with other pain killers. Paracetamol
is an analgesic which acts to
relieve pain.
Tylexis used in adults and adolescents from 12 to 18 years of age for
the short-term relief of moderate
pain that is not relieved by other painkillers such as paracetamol or
ibuprofen alone.
2. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
BEFORE YOU TAKE TYLEX
DO NOT TAKE TYLEX:
if you are allergic to paracetamol or codeine phosphate hemihydrate,
or any of the other
ingredients of this medicine (listed in section 6).
if you are a child under 12 years old.
for pain relief in children and adolescents (0-18 years of age) after
removal of their tonsils or
adenoids due to obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome.
if you know that you metabolise very rapidly codeine into morphine.
if you have severe asthma attacks or severe breathing problems.
if you are an alcoholic.
if you have recen
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Summary of Product characteristics
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SUMMARY OF PRODUCT CHARACTERISTICS
1 NAME OF THE MEDICINAL PRODUCT
Tylex 30 mg / 500 mg Effervescent Tablets
2 QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE COMPOSITION
Each effervescent tablet contains 30 mg of codeine phosphate
hemihydrate and 500 mg of paracetamol.
Excipients: Sodium 326.6 mg/tablet
Aspartame (E951) 25 mg/tablet
For the full list of excipients, see section 6.1.
3 PHARMACEUTICAL FORM
Effervescent tablet.
Round, white to off-white, bevelled edged tablets.
4 CLINICAL PARTICULARS
4.1 THERAPEUTIC INDICATIONS
Tylex Effervescent Tablets is indicated for use in patients older than
12 years of age for the treatment of acute moderate pain
which is not considered to be relieved by other analgesics such as
paracetamol or ibuprofen (alone).
4.2 POSOLOGY AND METHOD OF ADMINISTRATION
POSOLOGY
_Adults: _
The usual dose is one or two effervescent tablets up to 4 times a day
at intervals of not less than 6 hours. Maximum daily dose
should not exceed 240 mg of codeine phosphate hemihydrate (i.e. not
more than eight tablets per 24 hours should be taken).
_Duration of treatment:_
Codeine should be used at the lowest effective dose for the shortest
period of time. The duration of treatment should be
limited to 3 days and if no effective pain relief is achieved the
patients/carers should be advised to seek the views of a
physician.
Dosage should be adjusted according to the severity of the pain and
the response of the patient. However, it should be kept in
mind that tolerance to codeine can develop with continued use and that
the incidence of untoward effects is dose related.
Doses of codeine higher than 60 mg fail to give commensurate relief of
pain but merely prolong analgesia and are associated
with an appreciably increased incidence of undesirable side effects.
_Elderly: _
As for adults, however a reduced dose may be required. See warnings.
_Paediatric population_:
_Children aged less than 12 years:_
Codeine should not be used in children below the age o
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